Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-128) Chicago (+106)

Rate Field is where the Chicago White Sox (39-68) will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (60-46) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Phillies at -128 while the White Sox are at +106. The total has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Taijuan Walker and Adrian Houser.

Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .411 and have been rung up 849 times, while taking a walk on 366 occasions. They have accrued 472 RBI's as well as 918 hits for the year, and their batting average is .254. The Phillies have recorded 169 doubles as a unit and have hit 123 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 495 runs and have an OBP of .328. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are knocking in 4.7 runs per outing, which has them at 9th in the league.

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The Phillies have compiled a team earned run average of 3.76 so far this season (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 986 batters. Phillies pitchers have conceded 113 home runs in addition to 425 total runs (8th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 307 opposing players and their FIP is 3.64 as a team this season. Philadelphia has yielded 879 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 394 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.21 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26.

The Phillies have sent 328 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 102 runners for the season with 31.4% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 27 saves for the season and have blown 17 out of their 44 save opportunities. The Phillies relievers have a save percentage of 61.4% and stepped onto the hill in 93 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 48 holds for the season (25th in baseball). Phillies pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 71 times in addition to having 110 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have transformed 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of 8,499 innings on the diamond, ranking them 24th in baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 2,833 putouts for the season, as well as 911 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which is 3rd in the majors, and have accumulated 72 double plays.

Walker has taken the hill for 1,222 innings and has tallied 1,058 punch outs in his MLB career. Walker (75-68 career record) has a FIP of 4.11 while he has gone up against 5,181 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.18 (567 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.279. He has given up 1,146 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 417 free passes.

The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .361 and they score 3.78 runs per game (27th in the league). They have hit 171 two-baggers, while walking 344 times and scoring 404 runs. Chicago has accumulated 94 HRs on the campaign as well as 388 runs batted in. They have struck out on 906 occasions (13th in the league) and have earned a total of 798 base hits. The Chicago White Sox hold an on-base percentage of .299 in addition to a batting average of .227 this season.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.377 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.41 as a squad over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 889. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 471 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.08 (423 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.60 (790 strikeouts against 395 walks). They have given up 112 long balls and they concede 4.55 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

With 74 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 45 holds and also 16 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 29 save opportunities and they have walked away with 13 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 92 times in high leverage situations and on 98 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of 143 inherited runners. They rank 30th in MLB holding a save rate of 44.8%, and they have sent 338 relievers to the hill for the season.

In their 8,394 innings on the diamond, the White Sox are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (17th in the majors). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 92 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in baseball). The White Sox have 885 assists, 66 errors and have notched a total of 2,798 putouts on the campaign.

During his career, Houser has surrendered 656 base hits while he has tallied 531 punch outs in 676 innings pitched. Houser (38-41 career win-loss record) holds a 4.01 ERA and has allowed 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 301 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.363 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 2,894 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+106)

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