Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays 4/22/2023 Picks

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22 April 2023

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The Chicago White Sox will go against the Tampa Bay Rays in MLB action in Tropicana Field, Tampa, on Friday, April 21, 2023, at 4:05 PM ET.

The White Sox keep losing two of their three contests and can’t seem to gain any momentum. Will Chicago ever be able to overcome its own obstacles?

Even though it seems unlikely, a series victory over Tampa Bay would be a turning point. Chicago hits .251 (10th), scores 4.37 runs per game (20th), and has a .705 OPS (18th).

They swung at 19 home homers and stole 14 bases, all ranking 19th. With seven quality starts, the White Sox pitching staff has a 27th-place 5.44 ERA and a 28th-place 1.57 WHIP.

For a statement victory on Saturday, the Southsiders will rely on their ace. This season, Cease was occasionally virtually unhittable, allowing just ten hits in four starts (22.1 innings).

But against Baltimore, he had his worst performance of the year, allowing four runs (two earned), 6 hits, and 5 walks. Will he improve tomorrow?

The total went OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox’s last 6 matches.
The Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches.
The Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 matches on the road.

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After dominating 13 straight games, Tampa Bay dropped three of its last six, but the Rays did appear to resume winning in their previous two games.

In Cincinnati, the Rays handily defeated the Reds, winning by a total of 18-0. Will those beatings spark a new extended winning streak? TB hits .288 with a .903 OPS (1st) and averages 7.00 runs per game (1st).

The Rays are league leaders in home run attempts with 42 and rank eleventh in base stealers with 14. The pitching staff has eight quality starts and a 2.57 ERA (1st) and 1.05 WHIP (1st).

In the second game of this four-game series, Tampa Bay will use 2022 All-Star McClanahan.

The young left-hander is returning from another strong performance in Toronto when he struck out six while allowing just one run on four hits and two walks. This season, he has 11 walks and 27 strikeouts.

The total went OVER in 11 of Tampa Bay’s last 16 matches.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 17-3 SU in their last 20 matches.
The total went OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 matches against the Chi White Sox.

Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB pick for this game is the Chicago White Sox. Cease and the Sox will definitely keep this game tight, in my opinion.

The White Sox performs better against lefties than righties in terms of OBP, SLG, and OPS, as well as a slightly lower K rate.

Not that they’ll score many runs against Shane McClanahan, but with Dylan Cease in the circle, they can give him enough run support to be in the game.

The Rays scored 18 runs during their last two games, but against the White Sox, all of that scoring will come to an end.

Last year, Cease pitched well against Tampa Bay, allowing just one run on four hits and 13 Ks across 10.1 innings.

Anticipating he’ll be at his best after a terrible performance against the Orioles his last time on the hill, despite the fact that he had trouble with command in his second start and walked seven.

The Chicago White Sox will win to a predicted score of 6-4.

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