Mets vs White Sox Picks and Prediction – 8/31/2024

Guaranteed Rate Field is playing host to the New York Mets on Saturday evening. The game is set to take place at 7:10 PM EST under partly cloudy skies and a game time temperature of 77 degrees. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB free picks.

The Mets in their last 5 games have posted a 3-2 mark on the year. The last game for the Mets was a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Mets are now sitting on a record of 70-64 on the year, but have ended up getting a road record of 35-31.

The Mets are heading to the game here with a .249 average and a total of 1143 hits. The Mets have managed to get 639 runs scored and have cranked out a total of 171 homers. New York has posted a team ERA of 4.14 with a 1.30 WHIP. Still, the Mets have ended up getting a .234 opponent batting average.

Chicago is just looking for this season to be over with as the White Sox have a 31-104 record overall, but at home the White Sox have posted a 18-51 mark. The last 5 games for Chicago have all been losses. The most recent loss was to the Texas Rangers by a score of 2-1.

The hitting for the White Sox is horrible on the year with a .220 average and only 984 hits. The White Sox have only managed to get a total of 416 runs scored and are horrible on the power game with a total of 109 homers. The pitching for Chicago is coming in with a team ERA of 4.86 with a WHIP of 1.44 on the year. The opponents have been able to hit the White Sox pitching rather easily with a .256 average.

The White Sox are a horrible team this year and have pretty much given up on the season. That is going to make it very difficult to see the White Sox doing much to get the win in this game here. The Mets are still in the playoff hunt and will be doing all they can to secure a win in this game here to continue to win games. Final Score Prediction, New York Mets win 6-1.