Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+140) Tampa Bay (-165)

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (16-3) will take on the Chicago White Sox (7-12) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the White Sox at +140 while the Rays are opening at -165. The betting total comes in at 7. The men taking the mound are Dylan Cease and Shane McClanahan.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 20th in MLB. They have notched a total of 83 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .304. The White Sox have hit 42 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 19 balls out of the park. They have accrued 82 RBI's and 166 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .251. Chicago is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 157 times, while drawing a walk on 46 occasions.

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The White Sox hold a team ERA of 5.44 on the year (27th in the league), and their staff has rung up 190 hitters. White Sox pitchers have yielded 25 long balls in addition to 109 total runs (27th in baseball). They have walked 88 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.86 as a squad for the year. Chicago has conceded 175 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 101 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.57.

White Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 21 times as well as having 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 15 holds this year (7th in the league). The White Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and has entered the game in 20 save situations. They have earned 3 saves on the season and have blown 2 of their 5 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 runners on the campaign and 52.9% of those players crossed home plate. The White Sox have dispatched 71 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The White Sox have transformed 65.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,503 innings, which ranks them 28th in the majors. The Chicago White Sox have earned 501 putouts for the season, in addition to 132 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which ranks 20th in the majors, and they have turned 11 double plays.

Cease has taken the ball for 503 innings and has accounted for 607 K's so far in his MLB career. Cease (38-26 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.89 while he has gone up against 2,135 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.49 (195 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.256. He has given up 405 base knocks (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 227 free passes.

Tampa Bay has recorded 42 long balls over the course of the season as well as 130 runs batted in. They have hit 38 doubles, while taking a walk 64 times and recording 133 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have a team OBP of .360 in addition to a batting average of .288 so far this year. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .542 and they score 7.00 runs per game (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 145 occasions (27th in baseball) and have totaled 188 base hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 50 runs on the year while having an ERA of 2.57 (48 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 8 home runs and they surrender 2.68 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.054 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.12 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.20 (171 strikeouts against 59 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 118.

Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 3 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 53 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 8 times in high leverage situations and also on 9 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.9% out of 18 inherited base runners. Sitting with 8 save situations, the Rays have earned 5 holds in addition to 0 blown saves.

In 1,512 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a efficiency on defense of 73.3% (2nd in baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 15 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (10th in MLB). The Rays have accrued 157 assists, 7 errors and have earned 504 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, McClanahan has conceded 251 base knocks while he has accumulated 362 strikeouts in 312 frames. McClanahan (26-14 career win-loss record) has a 2.82 earned run average while conceding 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 98 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.078 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.21 and he has faced 1,250 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-165) and under 7 runs

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