Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (17-3) will take on the Chicago White Sox (7-13) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Lance Lynn and Zach Eflin.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in baseball. They have 90 runs and have an OBP of .312. The White Sox have tallied 45 doubles as a squad and have smacked 20 baseballs out of the park. They have 88 runs batted in as well as 176 hits this year, and their batting average is sitting at .252. Chicago is slugging .402 and have been rung up 168 times, while drawing a walk on 54 occasions.

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The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 5.61 for the season (29th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 204 batters. White Sox pitchers have yielded 28 home runs and 117 total runs (28th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 92 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.92 as a team so far this year. Chicago has given up 185 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 109 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.58.

The White Sox have dispatched 75 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 34 runners on the campaign and 52.9% of them crossed home plate. They have compiled 3 saves on the year and have blown 3 of their 6 save chances. The White Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 24 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 18 holds for the year (5th in the league). White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 21 times as well as having 29 appearances in high leverage situations.

The White Sox have converted 65.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,575 innings on the diamond, ranking them 29th in baseball. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 525 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 135 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 19th in baseball, and they have twisted 11 double plays.

Lynn has thrown 1,726 innings and has earned 1,743 K's during his pro baseball career. Lynn (123-86 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.63 and he has faced 7,303 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.57 (685 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.266. He has given up 1,583 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 603 walks.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated an on-base percentage of .361 as well as a team batting average of .288 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 159 occasions (25th in MLB) and have tallied 198 base knocks. Tampa Bay has recorded 45 home runs this season as well as 138 runs batted in. The Rays have a team slugging percentage of .544 and they earn 7.05 runs per game (1st in the league). They have put up 39 doubles, while walking 68 times as well as putting up 141 runs.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.102 and have a FIP of 3.25 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.30 (182 strikeouts against 67 free passes). They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 128. They have given up 9 HR's and they relinquish 2.90 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 57 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 2.80 (55 earned runs relinquished).

Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.8% of 23 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 9 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with runners on. With 8 save situations, the Rays have earned 5 holds and 0 blown saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 58 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers take the mound in 3 save chances and they have walked away with 3 saves.

Out of their 1,593 innings on the field, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (2nd in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 15 double plays and have a fielding rate of .990 (10th in pro baseball). The Rays have racked up 167 assists, 7 errors and have accumulated 531 putouts this year.

So far in his MLB career, Eflin has surrendered 706 base hits while he has tallied 564 punch outs in 670 innings. Eflin (38-45 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.47 ERA while allowing 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 333 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.293 and a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.50 and he has faced 2,850 batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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