Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, April 21, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+120) Tampa Bay (-140)

The Tampa Bay Rays (16-3) welcome the Chicago White Sox (7-12) at Tropicana Field on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Chicago at +120 while Tampa Bay is at -140. The total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Michael Kopech and Calvin Faucher.

The White Sox have accumulated 42 two-baggers as a team and have hit 19 balls out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 157 times, while taking a walk on 46 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are recording 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 21st in MLB. They have accrued 82 RBI's as well as 166 hits this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .251. They have racked up 83 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.16 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.57. White Sox pitchers have conceded 25 home runs and also 109 total runs (27th in MLB). Chicago has allowed 175 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 101 earned runs. The White Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 5.44 this year (27th in the league), and the staff has rung up 190 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 88 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.85 as a unit this season.

The White Sox have dispatched 71 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 runners on the season and 52.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 3 saves so far this season and have blown 2 of 5 save opportunities. The White Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 20 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 15 holds so far this season (5th in baseball). White Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 21 times in addition to having 27 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 501 putouts thus far, in addition to 132 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which has them sitting 21st in baseball, and have accumulated 11 double plays. The White Sox have transformed 65.4% of balls in play into outs out of 1,503 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 28th in MLB.

Kopech has thrown 218 frames and has earned 237 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.83 (93 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.226. He has conceded 175 base knocks (7.2 hits per nine innings) with 93 walks. Kopech (10-15 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.46 while he has faced 918 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rays have a team slugging % of .542 and they are scoring 7.00 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have tallied 38 doubles, while taking a walk 64 times and notching 133 runs. Tampa Bay has tallied 42 long balls on the season to go along with 130 RBIs. They have been rung up on 145 instances (25th in baseball) and have earned 188 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied an OBP of .360 in addition to a batting average of .288 this season.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.054 in addition to having a FIP of 3.10 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 118. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 50 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 2.57 (48 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 9.20 (171 strikeouts against 59 bases on balls). They have conceded 8 homers and they allow 2.68 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB).

Sitting with 8 save situations, the Rays have accrued 5 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 8 times in high leverage situations in addition to 9 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.9% out of their 18 inherited base runners. They sit at 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 53 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

In 1,512 innings on the diamond, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 73.3% (2nd in the majors). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 15 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (9th in MLB). The Rays have 157 assists, 7 errors and have 504 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Faucher has allowed 35 hits while accumulating 27 strikeouts in 30 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 17 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.567 and having a FIP of 5.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and he has gone up against 138 hitters so far in his MLB career. Faucher (2-3 career mark) has a 5.10 earned run average while giving up 10.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+120)

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