Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+215) Tampa Bay (-260)

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (18-18) will meet the Chicago White Sox (8-27) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at +215 while Tampa Bay is sitting at -260. The total is 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Chris Flexen and Aaron Civale.

Chicago has a slugging % of .322 and have been called out on strikes 301 times, while drawing a walk on 87 occasions. They have tallied 93 RBI's in addition to 237 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .208. The White Sox have accrued 55 doubles as a squad and have smacked 24 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 102 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .270. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 2.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 30th in the league.

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The White Sox have a team earned run average of 5.00 so far this year (28th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 279 batters. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 46 home runs and also 190 runs in total (28th in the league). They have walked 141 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.80 as a team over the course of the season. Chicago has conceded 297 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 169 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.98 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44.

The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 35.7% and has entered the game in 29 save situations. The relievers have inherited 80 base runners so far this year with 37.5% of those players earned a run for their team. White Sox bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 51 times in addition to having 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 130 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 15 holds so far this season (25th in the league). They have recorded 5 saves for the year and have not converted 9 of their 14 save opportunities.

The Chicago White Sox have a tally of 912 putouts on the campaign, as well as 288 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which is 27th in the majors, and have accumulated 20 double plays. The White Sox have transformed 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,736 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 20th in pro baseball.

Flexen has taken the hill for 517 frames and has accounted for 360 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.94 (284 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.475. He has allowed 568 base knocks (9.9 hits per 9 innings) with 195 walks. Flexen (28-37 career record) holds a FIP of 4.99 while he has gone up against 2,265 opposing batters in the majors.

The Tampa Bay Rays have an on-base percentage of .315 as well as a batting average of .246 on the season. They have been rung up on 320 occasions (7th in the league) and have totaled 298 hits. Tampa Bay has compiled 29 home runs for the year as well as 135 runs batted in. The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .366 and they average 4.11 runs per outing (19th in baseball). They have tallied 49 two-baggers, while walking 107 times as well as racking up 148 runs.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.316 in addition to having a FIP of 4.23 as a squad on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (318 strikeouts vs 117 bases on balls). They come in at 26th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 307. They have surrendered 46 dingers and they relinquish 5.03 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 180 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.53 (162 earned runs surrendered).

Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.2% of 42 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 50 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with runners on base. With 45 save situations, the Rays have 25 holds and also 8 blown saves. They sit at 23rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have sent 113 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the game in 19 save opportunities and they have walked away with 11 saves.

In 2,904 innings played, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (21st in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (17th in MLB). The Rays have accrued 263 assists, 21 errors and have earned 968 putouts this year.

In his pro baseball career, Civale has surrendered 475 hits while tallying 467 punch outs in 512 innings pitched. He has given up 232 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.178 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.65 and he has gone up against 2,107 hitters in his pro baseball career. Civale (33-28 mark in his career) has earned a 4.08 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+215)

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