Game: Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, 21 September 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, California

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

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

As a team, the Chicago White Sox score 3.1 runs per game, which ranks them 30th in MLB. They have 473 runs with a team OBP of .279. As a team, the White Sox have 213 two-baggers and hit 124 balls out of the park. They have 452 runs batted in and 1,126 hits on the season and their batting average is .222. Chicago has a .340 slugging average and has been struck out 1,325 times while walking 374 times.

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

White Sox relief pitchers have taken the mound with runners on base 167 times and have appeared in high-pressure situations 152 times. Relief pitchers have 60 holds this season (29th in the league). White Sox relief pitchers have posted a save percentage of 35.2% and have taken the mound in 117 save situations. They have earned 19 saves this season and failed to convert 35 of their 54 save opportunities. Bullpen pitchers have taken on 261 base runners this season, and 34.1% of those players have ended up scoring. The White Sox have sent 505 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

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

Flexen (29-48 career wins/losses) has a FIP of 4.91 and has faced 2,799 opposing batters in the Major Leagues. He has allowed 708 hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and 243 walks. His ERA is 4.99 (352 ERs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.497. Flexen has thrown 635 innings and recorded 456 Ks in his MLB career so far.

The Padres have a team SLG% of .420 and are scoring 4.75 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have hit 238 two-baggers, allowed 436 walks and scored 726 runs. San Diego has hit 180 home runs and 693 runs batted in on the season. They have 1,008 strikeouts (30th in baseball) and have totaled 1,386 base hits. The San Diego Padres have posted a .327 on-base percentage and a .265 batting average on the season.

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

The Padres have accumulated 137 save situations, 73 holds and 22 blown saves. San Diego has called bullpen pitchers to the mound on 62 save opportunities and they have come away with 40 saves. Their relievers have come to the field 139 times in high-pressure situations and also 152 times with runners on base. San Diego’s bullpen pitchers have an Inherited Score Percentage of 34.6% of 231 runners carried. They rank 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 64.5% and have sent 507 relief pitchers to the field so far this year.

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

In his MLB career, Perez has allowed 1,700 hits and has 1,100 strikeouts in 1,566 innings. He has allowed 771 earned runs while having 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 so far in his career. Perez (89-86 career record) has posted a 4.43 earned run average while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink’s choice: Take Chicago

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