Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/04/2022

Game Time: 4:10 pm ET, Saturday, June 4, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox -115, Rays -105; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox -115, Rays -105; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox -115, Rays -105; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

 

Chicago White Sox:  23-26 (3rd place, AL Central)

Tampa Bay Rays:  30-21 (3rd place, AL East)

 

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Chicago White Sox:  4-6 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The White Sox are coming into this game with a 23-26 record overall and they are 12-13 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays getting swept 3-0 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Vince Velasquez is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Dylan Cease will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 4-2 with a 3.69 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 4 BB with 5 Ks on 2 hits in 7 IP against the Chicago Cubs. They scored 11 runs in their last series averaging just under 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 21 runs against them averaging 7 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 30-21 record overall and they are 17-11 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. They just split their 4-game series against the Texas Rangers 2-2 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Shane McClanahan was the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Drew Rasmussen will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 5-2 with a 3.47 ERA this season. His team won 7 of their last 8 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 5 earned runs, 2 homer, and 3 BB with 3 strikeouts on 5 hits in 3 innings played against the Texas Rangers. They scored 12 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 16 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. The Rays have been playing much better recently than the White Sox have been playing and the Rays have actually won some games in their last 2. The White Sox are in a big slump right now and have not been playing well. They have Cease on the mound here and he has not been bad this season but he has not been great either and the White Sox have one of the worst bullpens in the MLB, blowing plenty of games late this season. The Rays have been pitching very well recently with low scoring games and Rasmussen is starting who has been a stud for them all season. The Rays will keep on winning games at home here while the White Sox keep struggling in their slump. The best bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

White Sox Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, June 4, 2022 (4:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 5 White Sox 1.

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Chicago White Sox: 153-125 (-7.5 Units) ML in all games. 70-71 (-9.8 Units) ML in road games. DYLAN CEASE is 5-1 OVER when the total is 7 or less.

Tampa Bay Rays: 182-115 (+38.4 Units) ML in all games. 95-50 (+19.6 Units) ML in home games. 21-13 OVER when the total is 7 or less.

 

 

Chicago White Sox:  D. Cease (SP) Out indefinitely - Personal. T. Anderson (SS) Out indefinitely - Groin. E. Jimenez (LF) Mid June - Hamstring.

Tampa Bay Rays:  W. Franco (SS) Out indefinitely - Quadricep. B. Lowe (2B) Mid June - Back. L. Patino (SP) Mid June - Oblique.

 

 

 

"I'd rather lose having a chance than not, but these are ones that you lose and you get angry. You don't get frustrated, you don't get discouraged, you don't pout. You just get angry and do something about it, be ready to play Friday." - Tony La Russa after his team’s loss against the Blue Jays on Thursday.

 

 

"Those first ones at the big league level you wonder how it's going to go. He couldn't have been better." - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Rangers on Thursday.

 

 

 

Leury Garcia (S) SS

Luis Robert (R) CF

Yoan Moncada (S) 3B

Jose Abreu (R) 1B

Gavin Sheets (L) RF

Yasmani Grandal (S) C

Andrew Vaughn (R) LF

Reese McGuire (L) DH

Josh Harrison (R) 2B

 

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Manuel Margot (R) RF

Harold Ramirez (R) 1B

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Francisco Mejia (S) DH

Isaac Paredes (R) 2B

Mike Zunino (R) C

Vidal Brujan (S) SS

Brett Phillips (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Tim Anderson (.356)

Hits:  Tim Anderson (58)

Home Runs:  Luis Robert (6)

RBI:  Andrew Vaughn (22)

Stolen Bases:  Tim Anderson (8)

Wins:  Reynaldo Lopez (4)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (14)

ERA:  Davis Martin (1.80)

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.322)

Hits:  Wander Franco (48)

Home Runs:  Kevin Kiermaier (6)

RBI:  Manuel Margot (23)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (8)

Wins:  Drew Rasmussen (5)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Managers:

Chicago White Sox: Tony La Russa (2nd season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)