Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Tampa Bay Rays (17-18) welcome the Chicago White Sox (8-26) at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Mike Soroka and Zach Eflin.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 2.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in MLB. They have accounted for 100 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .272. The White Sox have recorded 55 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 23 balls out of the stadium. They have 91 RBI's and 233 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .211. Chicago is slugging .325 and have been called out on strikes 290 times, while being walked on 84 occasions.

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The White Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 4.96 so far this year (28th in the league), and their staff has rung up 276 batters. White Sox pitchers have given up 45 long balls and also 182 total runs (28th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 136 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.79 as a unit for the season. Chicago has surrendered 284 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 163 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.03 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The White Sox have dispatched 127 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 77 runners so far this year with 39.0% of those players earned a run for their team. They have tallied 5 saves for the season and have blown 9 of 14 save opportunities. The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 35.7% and stepped onto the hill in 29 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 15 holds so far this season (25th in MLB). White Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 49 times as well as having 50 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have a total of 888 putouts this season, as well as 277 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 18th in baseball, and have 20 double plays. The White Sox have turned 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,664 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in baseball.

Soroka (17-11 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.16 while he has gone up against 1,167 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 265 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 86 free passes. His ERA is 3.70 (115 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.255. Soroka has taken the mound for 279 frames and is sitting with 216 strikeouts in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded an on-base percentage of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .243 so far this season. They have struck out on 317 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned 285 hits. Tampa Bay has accumulated 28 HRs on the season to go along with 128 RBIs. The Rays have a team slugging % of .359 and they average 4.00 runs per game (20th in the league). They have hit 46 doubles, while walking 102 times as well as putting up 140 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 178 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.60 (160 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 45 home runs and they give up 5.11 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.331 in addition to having a FIP of 4.28 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (307 strikeouts vs 114 bases on balls). They come in at 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 303.

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 19 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. They are ranked 23rd in MLB with a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 111 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 27 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% out of 40 inherited runners. With 45 save situations, the Rays have 25 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 23 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (15th in pro baseball). The Rays have 257 assists, 19 errors and have accumulated 941 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 2,823 innings on the field, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (22nd in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Eflin has surrendered 896 base hits while tallying 774 K's in 878 frames. Eflin (53-57 career record) holds a 4.27 ERA and has given up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 417 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.235 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 4.12 and he has faced 3,679 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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