White Sox vs Rays Pick – MLB Predictions & Odds 4/27/23
Tampa Bay Rays (20-5) vs. Chicago White Sox (7-18)
April 27, 2023 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago White Sox +136 / Tampa Bay Rays -147; Over/Under: +7.5
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The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox meet Thursday in MLB action at Guaranteed Rate Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Rays are 19-0 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 31 hits and 24 RBI, while Wander Franco and Yandy Diaz have combined for 55 hits and 29 RBI. Shane McClanahan gets the ball, and he is 4-0 with a 1.86 ERA and 37 strikeouts this season. McClanahan is 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the White Sox.
The Chicago White Sox have scored 2 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 straight games. The White Sox are 2-12 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Andrew Benintendi leads the White Sox with 26 hits and 5 RBI, while Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Vaughn have combined for 43 hits and 29 RBI. Dylan Cease gets the ball, and he is 2-0 with a 2.73 ERA and 34 strikeouts this season. Cease is 1-1 with a 3.72 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the Rays.
The Rays are 6-2 in their last 8 during game 1 of a series and 24-9 in their last 33 Thursday games. The White Sox are 5-2 in their last 7 Thursday games and 7-19 in their last 26 overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Rays last 5 overall. The under is 4-0-1 in White Sox last 5 overall. The Rays are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Chicago and 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
The Tampa Bay Rays not only continue to pile up wins, but we’re getting a reasonable price with Shane McClanahan on the mound, a pitcher who has to be in the early convo for AL CY Young. The Chicago White Sox are struggling offensively right now, and that’s likely not going to change with whom they’re facing. Give me the Rays.