New York Mets vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/23/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

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

The New York Mets (58-70) are hitting the road to Rate Field on Sunday where they will play the Chicago White Sox (66-61). The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at -128 while the White Sox are priced at +106. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Nolan McLean and Erick Fedde.

New York is slugging .388 and have been rung up 1,087 times, while drawing a walk on 414 occasions. They have tallied 508 RBI's as well as 1,009 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is at .235. The Mets have tallied 159 doubles as a squad and have hit 155 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 531 runs and have an OBP of .307. As a unit, the New York Mets are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in the league.

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The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.06 this year (15th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,153 batters. Mets pitchers have surrendered 138 home runs and also 573 total runs (18th in baseball). They have walked 455 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.00 as a unit so far this season. New York has yielded 1,025 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 514 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.53 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30.

Mets bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 120 times in addition to having 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 54 holds on the campaign (26th in baseball). The Mets relief pitchers have a save rate of 64.1% and stepped onto the hill in 95 save situations. They have 25 saves for the year and have blown 14 of their 39 save chances. The relievers have inherited 166 base runners on the campaign and 28.3% of those players earned a run for their team. The Mets have dispatched 391 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Mets have transformed 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,257 innings on the field, which has them sitting 22nd in professional baseball. The New York Mets have a tally of 3,419 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,009 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them sitting 27th in baseball, and have 80 double plays.

McLean has taken the mound for 190 innings and is sitting with 219 K's during his MLB career. McLean (14-9 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 2.98 and he has gone up against 782 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.03 (64 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.130. He has given up 145 base knocks (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has 70 walks.

The White Sox have a team slugging % of .408 and they earn 4.76 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They have hit 203 two-baggers, while getting a free base 440 times and putting up 605 runs. Chicago has recorded 167 HRs this year as well as 578 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,157 occasions (6th in baseball) and have tallied 1,016 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated an OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the season.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.295 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.50 (1,074 strikeouts against 458 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,010. They have conceded 140 homers and they surrender 4.44 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 560 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.06 (512 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.5% out of 203 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 130 times in high leverage situations and also on 142 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 112 save situations, the White Sox have earned 53 holds and also 25 blown saves. They rank 24th in baseball holding a save percentage of 56.9%, and they have sent 429 relievers onto the diamond on the year.

In their 10,206 innings played, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 87 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The White Sox have accrued 1,044 assists, 69 errors and have 3,402 putouts on the season.

During his MLB career, Fedde has allowed 920 hits while totaling 671 strikeouts in 886 innings. Fedde (40-63 career record) holds a 4.86 ERA while allowing 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 479 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.435 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and he has gone up against 3,859 batters during his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-128)

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