Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-110) Chicago (-110)

The Tampa Bay Rays (21-5) are headed to Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (7-19). The moneyline on this contest has the Rays at -110 while the White Sox are coming in at -110. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Yonny Chirinos and Lance Lynn.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 6.6 runs per outing, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have earned 171 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .352. The Rays have compiled 49 doubles as a team and have knocked 51 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 167 runs batted in in addition to 249 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .280. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .516 and have struck out 214 times, while drawing a walk on 86 occasions.

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The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.83 on the season (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 232 hitters. Rays pitchers have relinquished 15 home runs and also 75 total runs (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 79 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.36 as a squad for the season. Tampa Bay has allowed 169 base knocks (6.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 73 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.07.

Rays bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 14 times in addition to having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 8 holds so far this season (25th in the league). The Rays relievers have a save percentage of 80.0% and has come into the game in 13 save situations. They have earned 4 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 1 of 5 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 25 base runners over the course of the season and 32.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Rays have sent 76 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 696 putouts this year, as well as 237 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .990 which puts them in 5th in baseball, and they have twisted 20 double plays. The Rays have turned 73.3% of balls in play into outs in their 2,088 innings, which has them sitting 1st in baseball.

Chirinos has taken the hill for 250 innings and has accumulated 210 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.41 (95 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.117. He has allowed 220 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 60 free passes. Chirinos (15-10 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.04 while he has faced 1,016 hitters in the major leagues.

Chicago has tallied 24 home runs this year as well as 99 RBIs. They have hit 53 doubles, while taking a walk 64 times as well as scoring 101 runs. The Chicago White Sox have an on-base percentage of .289 and a team batting average of .231 so far this year. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .373 and they are scoring 3.88 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 230 instances (16th in the league) and have recorded 206 base hits.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.599 and have a FIP of 5.13 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 10.00 (251 strikeouts vs 116 walks). They rank 29th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 244. They have allowed 38 HR's and they relinquish 6.36 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 159 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 5.76 (144 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 24 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 18 holds and 3 blown saves. Chicago has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 6 save chances and they have tallied 3 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 27 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 45.5% out of 44 inherited base runners. They rank 24th in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 94 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 16 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in MLB). The White Sox have racked up 184 assists, 12 errors and have a tally of 676 putouts this year. In 2,028 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.3% (29th in MLB).

Lynn (123-87 career win-loss mark) has a 3.58 ERA and has surrendered 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and he has faced 7,325 batters thus far in his career. He has given up 689 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.267 and a FIP of 3.6. So far in his MLB career, Lynn has conceded 1,588 hits while tallying 1,747 K's in 1,731 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-110)

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