Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/16/2022

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Saturday, April 16, 2022

Venue:  Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CHI

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +120, White Sox -140; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +120, White Sox -140; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +120, White Sox -140; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  4-3 (1st place, AL East)

Chicago White Sox:  4-2 (1st place, AL Central)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  4-3 last 10

Chicago White Sox:  4-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 4-3 record overall and they are playing their 2nd road game of the season here where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 4-game series against the Oakland Athletics 3-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Saturday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday night with the series opener still to be played on Friday night. Drew Rasmussen is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Corey Kluber will be on the mound for them in this game on Saturday. He is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season. His team won his first game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 4 BB with 5 Ks on 3 hits in 4.2 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. They scored 16 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 31 runs against them averaging just under 8 runs allowed per game.

 

The White Sox are coming into this game with a 4-2 record overall and they are 2-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 4 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Saturday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Dylan Cease is the starter for them on Friday while Michael Kopech will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Saturday. He is 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA this season. His team won his first game with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned runs, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 3 strikeouts on 2 hits through 4 innings played against the Detroit Tigers. They scored 10 runs in their last series averaging just over 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 11 runs against them averaging just under 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game as an underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. They have not been playing well in their recent games as they just lost a 4-game series to the Athletics and their pitching was awful in that game. They have been allowing a lot of runs in their last few games and a big part of that is because their team has been riddled with injuries already, mainly to their pitching staff. Even their bullpen has been thin recently but they have Kluber starting in this game and he is coming off of a great start in his last game, not even allowing a run. He is going to give the Rays their best chance to win a game here and they are going up against a White Sox team that has been playing very well recently but their bullpen is not very good this season. Kluber should be able to get the Rays deep into this game with a chance to take the lead still and once the bullpens come out the Rays will have a major advantage here. The best bet in this game is on the Rays to win this one.

 

Rays White Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, April 16, 2022 (2:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 3 White Sox 1.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 156-97 (+34.8u) ML in all games. 84-49 (+20.9u) ML when the total is 8.5 to 10. 22-15 OVER on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5.

Chicago White Sox: 92-79 (-8.3u) ML against right-handed starters. 48-44 (-11.6u) ML in day games. 50-35 OVER as a favorite of -125 to -175.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  L. Patino (SP) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury. J. Chargois (RP) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury. R. Yarbrough (SP) Late April - Groin injury.

Chicago White Sox:  Y. Moncada (3B) Late April - Oblique injury. L. Giolito (SP) Late April - Abdominal injury. L. Lynn (SP) Early June - Knee injury.

 

 

 

"We got two defenders are elite at covering ground, and they just got tangled up. Randy, the ball hit off his foot or leg or something and kind of ricocheted. So it was kind of a messed play from the beginning." - Kevin Cash after his team’s loss against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.

 

 

"It was hurting a little bit, but all the treatment, this morning I'm feeling fine." - Eloy Jimenez on his injury.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 1B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Harold Ramirez (R) DH

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

Manuel Margot (R) RF

Mike Zunino (R) C

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Taylor Walls (S) 3B

 

Tim Anderson (R) SS

Luis Robert (R) CF

Jose Abreu (R) DH

Gavin Sheets (L) 1B

Andrew Vaughn (R) LF

Leury Garcia (S) 2B

Reese McGuire (L) C

Adam Engel (R) RF

Jake Burger (R) 3B

 

 

Batting Average:  Ji-Man Choi (.563)

Hits:  Wander Franco (11)

Home Runs:  Brandon Lowe (3)

RBI:  Ji-Man Choi (6)

Stolen Bases:  Wander Franco (1)

Wins:  Josh Fleming (1)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (1)

ERA:  Corey Kluber (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  AJ Pollock (.571)

Hits:  Tim Anderson (8)

Home Runs:  Luis Robert (2)

RBI:  Eloy Jimenez (7)

Stolen Bases:  Luis Robert (4)

Wins:  Dylan Cease (1)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (2)

ERA:  Kendall Graveman (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

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