Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+135) New York (-155)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (28-10) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (19-19) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +135 and New York opens at -155. The over/under is 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Michael Kopech and Luis Severino.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .353 and have been rung up 275 times, while drawing a walk on 87 occasions. They have earned 127 runs batted in and 294 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .232. The White Sox have accumulated 53 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 33 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 135 runs scored while having a team OBP of .288. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are notching 3.6 runs per game, which has them at 26th in MLB.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 3.71 so far this year (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 364 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 34 long balls in addition to 162 total runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 146 batters and their FIP is 3.65 as a squad on the year.

White Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 41 times in addition to having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 43 holds so far this year (1st in the league). The White Sox relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 67 save situations. They have recorded 16 saves so far this season and have not converted 8 of their 24 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 58 runners for the year and 29.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have sent 146 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The White Sox have turned 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,060 innings, which has them sitting 27th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 1,020 putouts on the year, as well as 312 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is at .979 which ranks 26th in pro baseball, and they have turned 32 double plays.

Kopech has taken the hill for 118 innings and has accumulated 151 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.11 (41 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.121. He has surrendered 90 hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) with 43 walks. Kopech (5-5 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.29 while he has gone up against 490 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Yankees hold a team slugging % of .423 and they earn 4.92 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have recorded 55 doubles, while getting a free base 142 times and earning 187 runs. New York has accumulated 55 HRs this season to go along with 175 RBIs. They have struck out on 317 occasions (17th in baseball) and have 309 base hits. The New York Yankees have accounted for a team OBP of .326 in addition to a batting average of .245 for the season.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.114 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.17 as a staff so far this season. They come in at 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 276. The New York pitching staff have conceded 115 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 2.86 (108 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.43 (353 strikeouts against 103 walks). They have relinquished 29 home runs and they surrender 3.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 20 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves. They are currently ranked 14th in MLB with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 127 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 53 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 24.2% out of their 66 inherited base runners. With 51 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 29 holds and also 6 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have gotten 28 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (7th in MLB). The Yankees have accrued 360 assists, 17 errors and have a total of 1,021 putouts for the year. In 3,063 innings on the field, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (10th in the majors).

Severino (46-26 career mark) has earned a 3.44 ERA and has allowed 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.92 and he has faced 2,346 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 218 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.146 and having a FIP of 3.4. During his pro baseball career, Severino has allowed 492 hits while accumulating 635 K's in 570 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+135)

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