Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/17/2022

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Sunday, April 17, 2022

Venue:  Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CHI

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -105, White Sox -115; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -105, White Sox -115; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -105, White Sox -115; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  4-4 (2nd place, AL East)

Chicago White Sox:  5-2 (1st place, AL Central)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  4-4 last 10

Chicago White Sox:  5-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 4-4 record overall and they are 0-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 4-game series against the Oakland Athletics 3-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Sunday night. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday night with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday night. Corey Kluber is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Tommy Romero will be on the mound for them in this game on Sunday. He is 0-0 with a 16.20 ERA this season. His team won his first game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 5 BB with 1 K on 2 hits in 1.2 IP against the Oakland Athletics. 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 5-2 record overall and they are 3-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Rays on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Michael Kopech is the starter for them on Saturday while Vince Velasquez will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Sunday. 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, 1 homer, and 3 BB with 2 strikeouts on 2 hits through 4 innings played against the Seattle Mariners. 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 White Sox are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well to start the season and they have already taken the first game of this series as well in a close 3-2 game. They were hitting a lot better in their last series but their pitching was great in that first game against the Rays and the White Sox have Velasquez starting here who is coming off of a very nice first start last week. They are going up against a Rays team here that has not been hitting the ball well recently and even their pitching, which is supposed to be their strength, has been very bad recently as they have been allowing a lot of runs. Their starter in this game, Tommy Romero, is coming off of an awful start in his first game this season and he did not even make it out of the 2nd inning in that game. He will likely not turn things around so quickly and with the White Sox playing as well as they have been recently, they should be able to get the win at home here. Either way, they have been pitching better and hitting the ball better so the best bet here is on the White Sox to win.

 

Rays White Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, April 17, 2022 (2:10 pm ET start time) is White Sox 4 Rays 2.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 45-38 (+18u) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 156-98 (+33.8u) ML in all games. 22-15 OVER on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5.

Chicago White Sox: 41-46 (-6.1u) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 93-79 (-7.3u) ML against right-handed starters. VINCENT VELASQUEZ is 23-13 OVER at home when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

"He's got good stuff. You understand from the side why he strikes so many people out." - Kevin Cash on Cease in his team’s loss against the White Sox on Friday.

 

 

"I felt great about this one. I felt my command and feel was a lot better." - Dylan Cease after their win against the Rays on Friday.

 

 

 

Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

Wander Franco (S) DH

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Harold Ramirez (R) 1B

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Manuel Margot (R) RF

Brett Phillips (L) CF

Mike Zunino (R) C

Taylor Walls (S) SS

 

Tim Anderson (R) SS

Luis Robert (R) CF

Jose Abreu (R) 1B

Yasmani Grandal (S) DH

Eloy Jimenez (R) LF

Leury Garcia (S) 2B

Josh Harrison (R) 3B

Reese McGuire (L) C

Andrew Vaughn (R) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Ji-Man Choi (.526)

Hits:  Wander Franco (13)

Home Runs:  Brandon Lowe (3)

RBI:  Ji-Man Choi (7)

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 (9)

Home Runs:  Luis Robert (2)

RBI:  Eloy Jimenez (7)

Stolen Bases:  Luis Robert (4)

Wins:  Dylan Cease (2)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (3)

ERA:  Kendall Graveman (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

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