Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 3/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022

Location: Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ

TV: MLBTV

Lance Lynn and the Chicago White Sox (93-69, 1st in AL Central) travel to Sloan Park on Thursday where they'll take on the Chicago Cubs (71-91, 4th in NL Central).

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox knocked in 4.9 runs per outing, which put them at 8th in MLB. They were sitting with 796 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .336. The White Sox accrued 275 doubles as a team and hit 190 balls out of the stadium. They accounted for 757 RBI's in addition to 1,373 hits for the previous season, and their batting average sat at .256. Chicago had a slugging percentage of .422 and were rung up 1,389 times, while taking a walk on 586 occasions.

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The White Sox held a team earned run average of 3.73 over the course of last year (5th in the league), and the staff rung up 1,588 batters. Their pitching staff walked 485 opposing batters and their FIP finished at 3.74 as a squad last season. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 3.27 and the pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. White Sox pitchers surrendered 182 long balls in addition to 636 total runs (4th in baseball).

The White Sox bullpen earned a save percentage of 63.2% and came into the game in 161 save situations. The relief pitchers inherited 201 base runners last season with 34.8% of those runners ended up scoring. White Sox relief pitchers came into the game with players on base 131 times and also had 154 games in high leverage situations. The White Sox dispatched 512 relievers to the mound over the course of last year. The relievers notched 89 holds during the previous year (10th in the league). They accumulated 43 saves in the previous season and blew 25 of their 68 save opportunities.

The White Sox turned 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,630 innings on the field, which ranked them 18th in the majors. The Chicago White Sox had a tally of 4,210 putouts last year, as well as 1,210 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding rate was previously at .982 which ranked 27th in professional baseball, and they twisted 112 double plays.

Lynn (115-77 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.59 and he has gone up against 6,689 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,435 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 574 free passes. His ERA is 3.48 (613 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.269. Lynn has taken the mound for 1,583 innings and has earned 1,591 strikeouts in his MLB career.

Chicago hit 210 home runs in the previous season to go along with 672 RBIs. They hit 225 two-baggers, while taking a walk 502 times as well as recording 705 runs. The Chicago Cubs held an on-base percentage of .312 as well as a team batting average of .237 for the prior year. The Cubs held a team slugging % of .407 and they averaged 4.35 runs per contest (21st in the league). They struck out on 1,596 occasions (1st in the league) and tallied 1,255 base hits.

The Cubs had a team WHIP of 1.403 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.88 as a team for the prior year. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 (1,358 strikeouts against 596 walks). They were ranked 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,386. They allowed 235 home runs and they allowed 5.35 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff surrendered 839 runs in the prior season while having an ERA of 4.88 (765 earned runs relinquished).

Chicago had relief pitchers take the mound in 59 save chances and they tallied 40 saves. They ranked 2nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 67.8%, and they sent 599 relievers onto the field last season. Their bullpen pitchers stepped onto the mound 175 times in high leverage situations and also on 169 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers held an inherited score percentage of 36.3% of 278 inherited runners. Finishing with 136 save situations, the Cubs recorded 75 holds and also 19 blown saves.

In 12,714 innings played, the Cubs had a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in MLB). The Chicago Cubs twisted 149 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in MLB). The Cubs accrued 1,554 assists, 87 errors and accumulated 4,238 putouts during the previous year.

Thus far in his career, Stroman has conceded 1,014 hits while he has earned 853 K's in 1,028 innings. He has surrendered a total of 415 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.266 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.96 and he has faced 4,279 batters in his MLB career. Stroman (61-60 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.63 ERA and has surrendered 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take the White Sox

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