Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 3/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Location: American Family Fields of Phoenix in Phoenix, AZ

TV: MLBTV

Eric Lauer and the Milwaukee Brewers (95-67 last year, 1st in NL Central) host the Chicago White Sox (93-69 last season, 1st in AL Central) at American Family Fields of Phoenix on Tuesday.

The White Sox tallied 275 doubles as a unit and hit 190 balls out of the park. Chicago had a slugging rate of .422 and struck out 1,389 times, while taking a walk on 586 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox compiled 4.9 runs per game, which put them at 8th in MLB. They had 757 RBI's as well as 1,373 base knocks in the prior season, while their team batting average sat at .256. They had a total of 796 runs and held an on-base percentage of .336.

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The White Sox had a team earned run average of 3.73 in the prior season (5th in the league), and their staff rung up 1,588 batters. Their pitching staff walked 485 opposing players and their FIP came in at 3.74 as a team in the prior season. They accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.27 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. White Sox pitchers surrendered 182 home runs and 636 runs in total (4th in the league).

The White Sox bullpen accumulated a save rate of 63.2% and entered the game in 161 save situations. The relief pitchers inherited 201 base runners over the course of the prior season with 34.8% of them ended up scoring. White Sox bullpen pitchers entered the game with players on base 131 times and also had 154 contests in high leverage situations. The White Sox had dispatched 512 relievers to the mound over the course of last year. The relief pitchers racked up 89 holds last season (10th in baseball). They compiled 43 saves last year and did not convert 25 out of their 68 save opportunities.

The Chicago White Sox earned 4,210 putouts for the prior year, in addition to 1,210 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .982 which was 27th in baseball, and they twisted 112 double plays. The White Sox turned 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,630 innings, which had them sitting 18th in professional baseball.

Giolito has pitched in 667 innings and is sitting with 696 K's so far in his MLB career. Giolito (42-38 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.31 while he has gone up against 2,768 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.19 (311 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.194. He has conceded 546 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 251 free passes.

The Brewers held a team SLG% of .396 and they scored 4.56 runs per contest (12th in the league). They hit 255 doubles, while taking a walk 586 times and putting up 738 runs. Milwaukee accumulated 194 home runs last season to go along with 700 runs batted in. They struck out on 1,465 occasions (8th in MLB) and earned a total of 1,251 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers recorded a team on-base percentage of .317 as well as a team batting average of .233 in the prior season.

The Milwaukee pitching staff allowed 623 runs last year while having an ERA of 3.50 (558 earned runs yielded). They allowed 168 homers and they relinquished 3.90 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Brewers held a team WHIP of 1.179 and were the owners of a FIP of 3.72 as a staff for the previous season. Their K/BB ratio sat at 3.01 (1,618 strikeouts vs 537 free passes). They finished at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,156.

Finishing with 155 save situations, the Brewers had 80 holds and also 29 blown saves. Milwaukee had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 73 save opportunities and they earned 44 saves. Their bullpen pitchers stepped onto the mound 188 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relief pitchers held an inherited score percentage of 35.5% out of 152 inherited runners. They ranked 18th in MLB holding a save rate of 60.3%, and they dispatched 533 bullpen pitchers to the mound last year.

In their 12,924 innings played, the Brewers held a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (4th in the majors). Milwaukee Brewers turned 102 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Brewers accrued 1,331 assists, 94 errors and accumulated 4,308 putouts over the course of last year.

During his career, Lauer has given up 396 hits while he has totaled 367 strikeouts in 391 innings. He has conceded 186 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.388 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and he has faced 1,705 hitters in his pro baseball career. Lauer (21-24 career win-loss record) has a 4.28 earned run average while surrendering 9.1 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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