Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, April 28, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-135) Chicago (+115)

The Tampa Bay Rays (20-5) are traveling to Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (7-18). The line on this matchup has the Rays at -135 while the White Sox are coming in at +115. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Zach Eflin and Lucas Giolito.

Tampa Bay is slugging .509 and have been called out on strikes 203 times, while drawing a walk on 82 occasions. They have earned 154 RBI's in addition to 233 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .276. The Rays have accrued 47 doubles as a unit and have knocked 48 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 157 runs and have an on-base percentage of .349. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 6.3 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.92 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.05. Rays pitchers have conceded 14 home runs and 70 runs in total (1st in the league). Tampa Bay has given up 158 base knocks (6.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 68 earned runs. The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 2.74 on the year (1st in MLB), and they have struck out 225 hitters. They have walked 77 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.32 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Rays bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 80.0% and has come into the game in 13 save situations. The relievers have inherited 25 base runners on the year and 32.0% of them ended up scoring. Rays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 14 times in addition to having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 73 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have a total of 8 holds for the season (25th in the league). They have compiled 4 saves for the season and have missed out on 1 of their 5 save chances.

The Rays have turned 73.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,007 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 1st in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 669 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 226 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which is 5th in professional baseball, and they have turned 20 double plays.

Eflin has taken the mound for 675 innings and is sitting with 568 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.45 (334 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.288. He has surrendered 709 base hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 161 walks. Eflin (39-45 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.32 and he has gone up against 2,868 batters in the majors.

The Chicago White Sox have tallied an OBP of .287 and a team batting average of .228 this year. They have been rung up on 223 occasions (14th in MLB) and are sitting with 195 hits. Chicago has 23 home runs this season as well as 94 RBIs. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .365 and they tally 3.84 runs per outing (22nd in MLB). They have notched 48 doubles, while getting a free base 62 times as well as putting up 96 runs.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.573 in addition to having a FIP of 5.05 as a staff so far this season. They are currently ranked 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 228. The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 145 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 5.62 (135 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 10.00 (240 strikeouts vs 112 bases on balls). They have given up 35 home runs and they surrender 6.04 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

With 24 save situations, the White Sox have compiled 18 holds and also 3 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 6 save opportunities and they have walked away with 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 25 occasions with base runners. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 47.5% out of 40 inherited base runners. They are ranked 25th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 88 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

In 1,947 innings played, the White Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 65.9% (28th in the majors). The Chicago White Sox have turned 16 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (17th in MLB). The White Sox have 173 assists, 11 errors and have earned 649 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Giolito has allowed 744 base hits while totaling 901 strikeouts in 857 innings pitched. Giolito (54-49 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.34 ERA and has allowed 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up 413 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.239 and having a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and he has gone up against 3,585 batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+115)

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