Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-188) Chicago (+158)

The Tampa Bay Rays (13-14) are on their way to Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (4-22). The moneyline on this contest has the Rays at -188 and the White Sox are priced at +158. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Aaron Civale and Jonathan Cannon.

The Rays have tallied 35 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 22 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .360 and have struck out 242 times, while drawing a walk on 69 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 19th in baseball. They have 98 RBI's as well as 222 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .244. They have accumulated 107 runs while holding a team OBP of .306.

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The Rays have a team ERA of 4.48 this season (25th in the league), and the staff has struck out 238 hitters. Rays pitchers have surrendered 37 home runs and 136 runs in total (25th in baseball). They have walked 90 batters and their FIP is 4.37 as a squad over the course of the season. Tampa Bay has yielded 234 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 121 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.64 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33.

Rays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 18 times as well as having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 21 holds this year (3rd in MLB). The Rays relief pitchers have a save rate of 53.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 37 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves for the season and have blown 7 of 15 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 27 runners over the course of the season with 18.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Rays have dispatched 84 relievers to the hill this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 730 putouts thus far, in addition to 195 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which is 13th in pro baseball, and have 19 double plays. The Rays have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,190 innings on the field, which ranks them 19th in the majors.

Civale has pitched in 235 frames and has racked up 179 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 3.56 (93 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.266. He has surrendered 212 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 86 walks. Civale (15-8 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.22 while going up against 985 hitters in the majors.

Chicago has tallied 16 home runs for the season as well as 59 RBIs. They have tallied 37 doubles, while walking 73 times and earning 65 runs. The Chicago White Sox have earned an OBP of .271 and a batting average of .198 for the season. The White Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .304 and they are recording 2.50 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have been rung up on 229 occasions (13th in MLB) and have a total of 164 base hits.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.484 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.06 as a team so far this year. They come in at 19th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 226. The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 145 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.21 (129 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (204 strikeouts vs 105 bases on balls). They have yielded 38 home runs and they surrender 5.85 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.7% out of 58 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 30 times in high leverage situations in addition to 36 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 20 save situations, the White Sox have earned 11 holds and also 6 blown saves. They rank 28th in the league with a save rate of 33.3%, and they have sent 95 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have tallied 3 saves.

In 2,007 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (23rd in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 17 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in professional baseball). The White Sox have 211 assists, 16 errors and have a total of 669 putouts during this campaign.

Cannon (0-1 career record) is the owner of a 1.80 ERA and has surrendered 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.00 and he has gone up against 19 batters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 1 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.000 and a FIP of 4.7. In his career, Cannon has conceded 4 hits while he has earned 4 strikeouts in 5 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+158)

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