Game: Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, California

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The San Diego Padres (87-66) will take on the Chicago White Sox (36-117) on Saturday at Petco Park. The pitchers taking the mound are Chris Flexen and Martin Perez.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 3.1 runs per game, which ranks 30th in MLB. They have 473 runs with a team OBP of .279. The White Sox have collected 213 two-baggers as a team and have hit 124 balls out of the park. They have batted in 452 runs along with 1,126 hits on the season and their average at the plate is .222. Chicago has a .340 batting average and has been ringed up 1,325 times while drawing 374 walks.

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Their strikeout-walk ratio is 2.13 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.45. White Sox pitchers have allowed 194 home runs and have also allowed 786 total runs (29th in baseball). Chicago has allowed 1,335 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and has also allowed 712 earned runs. The White Sox have a team ERA of 4.78 this season (29th in baseball) and their staff has struck out 1,286 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 603 opposing players and their FIP as a unit is 4.60 over the course of the season.

The White Sox relief pitchers have taken the mound with runners on base 167 times, along with 152 appearances in high-leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 60 holds for the season (29th in the league). The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 35.2 percent, stepping onto the mound in 117 save situations. They have collected 19 saves on the campaign, going uncaptured in 35 of their 54 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 261 base runners for the season, with 34.1 percent of them scoring. The White Sox have sent 505 relievers to the mound this year.

The White Sox have converted 68.3 percent of balls in play into outs over their 12,069 innings, which ranks 26th in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox have collected 4,023 putouts this season, as well as 1,211 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is .983, which ranks 26th in professional baseball, and they have turned 106 double plays.

Flexen (29-48 career win-loss record) owns a 4.91 FIP and has faced 2,799 opponents in the majors. He has allowed 708 hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 243 free passes. His ERA is 4.99 (352 ERs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.497. Flexen has thrown 635 innings and has 456 Ks in his MLB career thus far.

The Padres have a team SLG% of .420 and are scoring 4.75 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have allowed 238 two-baggers while walking 436 times and scoring 726 runs. San Diego has 180 HRs on the campaign and batted in 693 runs. They have been struck out 1,008 times (30th in baseball) and have earned 1,386 total hits. The San Diego Padres have an on-base percentage of .327 to go along with a .265 batting average over the course of the season.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.223 and a FIP of 3.76 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio stands at 9.10 (1,376 strikeouts against 435 bases on balls). They rank 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,229. They have allowed 160 home runs and are allowing 4.21 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). San Diego’s pitching staff has allowed 636 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.88 (587 earned runs yielded).

In 137 save situations, the Padres have collected 73 holds and 22 blown saves. San Diego has called upon bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 62 save opportunities and has walked away with 40 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 139 times in high-leverage situations and 152 times with runners on base. San Diego’s bullpen pitchers have an inherited scoring percentage of 34.6% of the 231 inherited runners. They rank 14th in the MLB with a save percentage of 64.5% and have sent 507 relief pitchers onto the mound so far this year.

The San Diego Padres have allowed 109 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in baseball). The Padres have 1,216 assists, 69 errors and have made 4,081 total putouts this year. Of their 12,243 innings on the field, the Padres have a 69.6% defensive efficiency (18th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Perez has allowed 1,700 hits and struck out 1,100 batters in 1,566 frames. He has allowed 771 earned runs with a WHIP of 1.446 and a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 1.95 and he has faced 6,800 batters in his career. Perez (89-86 career record) has an earned run average of 4.43 while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink’s Pick: Choose Chicago

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