Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (17-18) will go up against the Chicago White Sox (8-26) on Monday. The starting pitchers are Mike Soroka and Tyler Alexander.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .319 and have been rung up 278 times, while being walked on 84 occasions. They have accumulated 86 runs batted in as well as 224 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .209. The White Sox have accounted for 50 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 22 balls out of the park. They have earned 95 runs while holding a team OBP of .272. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 2.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.95 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.45. White Sox pitchers have given up 44 long balls in addition to 181 total runs (28th in the league). Chicago has given up 280 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 162 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team ERA of 5.08 this season (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 265 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 136 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.86 as a squad so far this season.

White Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 49 times and also have had 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 15 holds over the course of the season (25th in the league). The White Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 35.7% and has come into the game in 29 save situations. They have tallied 5 saves so far this year and have blown 9 of 14 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 77 runners so far this season and 39.0% of them crossed home plate. The White Sox have sent 124 relievers to the hill this season.

The Chicago White Sox have 861 putouts this year, in addition to 271 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which has them ranked 20th in MLB, and they have turned 20 double plays. The White Sox have transformed 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,583 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 19th in baseball.

Soroka has pitched in 279 innings and has earned 216 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Soroka (17-11 career mark) has a FIP of 4.16 while going up against 1,167 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.70 (115 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.255. He has conceded 265 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 86 free passes.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for an on-base percentage of .307 as well as a team batting average of .242 for the year. They have struck out on 306 instances (7th in MLB) and have totaled 276 hits. Tampa Bay has 27 home runs over the course of the season and 121 runs batted in. The Rays have a SLG% of .355 and they average 3.91 runs per outing (21st in MLB). They have 43 doubles, while taking a walk 93 times and notching 133 runs.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.326 in addition to having a FIP of 4.24 as a squad on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (298 strikeouts vs 107 bases on balls). They sit at 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 295. They have conceded 44 home runs and they concede 5.11 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 172 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.63 (156 earned runs surrendered).

Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score rate of 23.5% out of their 34 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 46 times in high leverage situations and also on 24 occasions with runners on base. With 45 save situations, the Rays have 25 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are ranked 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 105 relievers to the hill so far this year. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the contest in 19 save opportunities and they have earned 11 saves.

In their 2,733 innings on the diamond, the Rays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (23rd in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 22 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (9th in the majors). The Rays have accrued 251 assists, 16 errors and have notched a total of 911 putouts so far this season.

Alexander (12-24 career record) has earned a 4.43 ERA while giving up 9.6 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.57 and he has gone up against 1,571 hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 182 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.295 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. During his MLB career, Alexander has surrendered 396 base hits and he has 296 punch outs in 370 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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