Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-240) Chicago (+194)

The Chicago White Sox (3-22) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (13-13) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday. The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at -240 while Chicago is coming in at +194. The total comes in at 7.5. The men taking the mound will be Aaron Civale and Jonathan Cannon.

The Rays have tallied 33 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 22 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .362 and have been rung up 235 times, while drawing a walk on 62 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, which has them at 20th in the league. They have accumulated 94 RBI's as well as 213 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .244. They have accounted for 103 runs and have an on-base percentage of .302.

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The Rays have a team ERA of 4.40 for the season (24th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 231 hitters. Rays pitchers have surrendered 35 long balls and 127 runs in total (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 87 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.34 as a team this season. Tampa Bay has allowed 222 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 115 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31.

Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 18 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 21 holds on the year (2nd in baseball). The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 53.3% and has come into the game in 37 save situations. They have compiled 8 saves this year and have blown 7 of their 15 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 runners on the season and 18.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Rays have dispatched 83 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Rays have turned 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,118 innings, which has them ranked 17th in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 706 putouts this year, in addition to 186 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which has them sitting 9th in baseball, and they have turned 18 double plays.

Civale has pitched in 503 innings and has 459 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Civale (33-28 career record) has a FIP of 4.02 while going up against 2,064 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.92 (219 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.169. He has conceded 461 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 127 walks.

The White Sox have a slugging percentage of .292 and they average 2.24 runs per game (30th in the league). They have 35 doubles, while walking 70 times as well as putting up 56 runs. Chicago has 14 long balls this season to go along with 51 runs batted in. They have struck out on 222 occasions (12th in the league) and have accounted for 152 hits. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated an OBP of .266 and a team batting average of .192 on the year.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 141 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 5.26 (125 earned runs conceded). They have given up 38 dingers and they surrender 5.93 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.472 and have a FIP of 5.11 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.30 (197 strikeouts against 98 free passes). They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 217.

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 9 save opportunities and they have come away with 3 saves. They sit at 29th in the league holding a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have sent 90 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 29 times in high leverage situations and also on 34 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.7% out of their 54 inherited runners. With 18 save situations, the White Sox have earned 9 holds and 6 blown saves.

Out of their 1,926 innings on the diamond, the White Sox are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (21st in MLB). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 17 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in pro baseball). The White Sox have recorded 200 assists, 16 errors and have accumulated 642 putouts so far this year.

Cannon (0-1 career record) has earned a 7.27 earned run average while giving up 12.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.00 and he has gone up against 39 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 7 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.615 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.0. Thus far in his career, Cannon has allowed 12 base knocks while tallying 8 K's in 8 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+194)

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