Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays 4/22/2023 – Tropicana Field will play venue to a matchup between the Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon. This will be the second game of a series between the two teams. The Chicago White Sox are ranked 7-12 on the season after losing the last game. The Tampa Bay Rays managed a close win on Friday, which bumped them up to 16-3 on the season. The Rays are hoping to repeat their win from the last game. But, the Chicago White Sox are predicted to win this game as per the best MLB betting lines.
Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays 4/22/2023
When: | Saturday, April 22, 4:05 PM EDT |
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Where: | Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida |
TV: | FOX |
Stream: | MLB.TV |
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Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox lost the previous game against the Tampa Bay Rays with a final score of 8-7 after their pitching crumbled. In that game, Chicago’s Elvis Andrus posted a single hit along with a pair of RBIs. This season, the White Sox’s pitching is allowing opponents to score 5.85 runs in each game. Chicago will be handing the ball to Dylan Cease for this game. This season, Cease is 2-0 with a 2.01 ERA.
Players to watch: Luis Robert Jr. CF (GP 19, AB 82, R 13, H 20, 2B 6, 3B 0, HR 5, RBI 13, TB 41, BB 2, SO 21, SB 0, AVG 0.244, OBP 0.262, SLG 0.5, OPS 0.762, WAR 0.8, Andrew Vaughn 1B (GP 19, AB 70, R 9, H 19, 2B 8, 3B 0, HR 1, RBI 14, TB 30, BB 10, SO 14, SB 0, AVG 0.271, OBP 0.386, SLG 0.429, OPS 0.814, WAR 0.5.
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays put up eight runs in total in the last game, which won the matchup for them. In that game, Tampa Bay’s Harold Ramirez put up a pair of runs as well as hits, along with a couple of RBIs. For Saturday’s game against the White Sox, the Rays will be planting Shane McClanahan on the hill. McClanahan is 4-0 on the season with a 1.57 ERA, giving up four hits for six innings in his previous start.
Players to watch: Wander Franco SS (GP 18, AB 73, R 11, H 22, 2B 8, 3B 0, HR 4, RBI 13, TB 42, BB 5, SO 13, SB 3, AVG 0.301, OBP 0.363, SLG 0.575, OPS 0.938, WAR 0.8, Randy Arozarena LF (GP 18, AB 72, R 14, H 24, 2B 3, 3B 0, HR 4, RBI 18, TB 39, BB 5, SO 15, SB 3, AVG 0.333, OBP 0.388, SLG 0.542, OPS 0.929, WAR 0.7
Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Betting Numbers
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Chicago White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox’s last 6 games.
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay.
Chi White Sox are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the American League.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox’s last 5 games played on a Saturday.
Tampa Bay Rays
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Tampa Bay’s last 16 games.
Tampa Bay are 17-3 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games against Chi White Sox.
Tampa Bay are 11-0 SU in their last 11 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox.
Tampa Bay are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games against an opponent in the American League.
Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Betting Picks
The Tampa Bay Rays seem quite confident but are faced with a vengeful Chicago in this matchup. The White Sox will rethink their pitching for this game and will be putting their best foot forward. The Chicago White Sox will be winning this game according to the latest baseball betting odds.
Score Prediction: Sox 6, Rays 4.