Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/4/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL
TV: Chicago Sports Network
Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-160) Chicago (+132)
The Chicago White Sox (18-42) are welcoming the Detroit Tigers (40-21) at Rate Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Tigers at -160 and the White Sox are sitting at +132. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Brant Hurter and Sean Burke.


As a team, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 5.1 runs per contest, which has them at 4th in baseball. They have 309 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .324. The Tigers have hit 94 doubles as a squad and have hit 73 balls out of the park. They have amassed 295 runs batted in in addition to 519 hits this year, while their batting average is .251. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .413 and have been called out on strikes 547 times, while drawing a walk on 202 occasions.
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The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.13 on the campaign (4th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 521 batters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 57 home runs in addition to 211 runs in total (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 171 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.62 as a team for the year. Detroit has conceded 454 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and also 189 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.05 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.15.
Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 66 times in addition to having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 35 holds on the campaign (13th in baseball). The Tigers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 70.4% and have come into the game in 65 save situations. They have recorded 19 saves this season and have blown 8 out of their 27 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 90 runners on the campaign and 26.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Tigers have dispatched 181 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.
The Colorado Rockies have earned 1,629 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 525 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which is 3rd in the majors, and have a total of 47 double plays. The Tigers have turned 71.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,887 innings, which has them sitting 5th in baseball.
Hurter has taken the ball for 74 innings and has accounted for 65 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 2.30 (19 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.903. He has conceded 53 base hits (6.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 14 free passes. Hurter (8-1 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.27 and he has faced 288 hitters in the majors.
The White Sox have a slugging percentage of .341 and they average 3.37 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have 89 doubles, while getting a free base 192 times as well as notching 202 runs. Chicago has tallied 47 home runs on the campaign as well as 195 RBIs. They have struck out on 504 instances (11th in MLB) and have notched a total of 430 base hits. The Chicago White Sox hold an on-base percentage of .292 in addition to a team batting average of .220 on the year.
The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.379 and have a FIP of 4.59 as a unit this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.60 (432 strikeouts vs 222 walks). They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 487. They have allowed 66 HR's and they allow 4.66 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 266 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.25 (243 earned runs relinquished).
With 44 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 28 holds and also 11 blown saves. Chicago has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 16 save chances and they have tallied 5 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 52 times in high leverage situations and on 59 occasions with base runners. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.6% of 85 inherited base runners. They sit at 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 31.3%, and they have dispatched 190 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.
In 4,632 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (16th in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 44 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in professional baseball). The White Sox have recorded 484 assists, 40 errors and have earned 1,544 putouts during this campaign.
So far in his career, Burke has allowed 66 base knocks while he has earned 67 strikeouts in 79 innings pitched. He has surrendered 31 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.316 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.76 and he has faced 340 opposing batters thus far in his career. Burke (5-6 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.53 ERA while allowing 7.5 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+132)
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