Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/15/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Friday, April 15, 2022

Venue:  Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  Apple TV+

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +115, White Sox -135; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +115, White Sox -135; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +115, White Sox -135; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

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

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

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  4-2 last 10

Chicago White Sox:  4-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 4-2 record overall and they are playing their first road game of the season here where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Friday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday night with the series finale of their series against the Oakland Athletics still to be played on Thursday night. Josh Fleming is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while there is no probable pitcher starting yet for them in this game. They scored 15 runs in their last series averaging 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 4 runs against them averaging just over 1 run allowed per game.

 

The White Sox are coming into this game with a 4-1 record overall and they are 2-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 4 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Rays on Friday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday night with the series finale of their series against the Seattle Mariners still to be played on Thursday. Jimmy Lambert is the starter for them on Thursday while Dylan Cease will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Friday. He is 1-0 with a 1.80 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 3 BB with 8 strikeouts on 2 hits through 5 innings played against the Detroit Tigers. They scored 19 runs in their last series averaging just over 6 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 8 runs against them averaging just under 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game off of an awful series against the Athletics where their pitching was awful and allowed way too many runs in their games. They have also been allowing these runs very early in their games and are not even giving themselves a chance in the games to take a lead. They have not been able to hit the ball recently either and have not been able to keep up with the Athletics and their hitting. The Rays are going up against a White Sox team that has been heating up with 4 straight wins and their pitching has also been very good as they have not had many games where they have allowed a lot of runs, keeping most of their opponents to under 3 runs so far. The Rays have also been dealing with a lot of injuries to their pitching staff and they do not even know who is available to pitch in this game yet. Their pitching is supposed to be their biggest strength and with the way they have been performing, the Rays are not a team to trust right now. The White Sox have been hitting and pitching well recently and they have the advantage here to win this game.

 

Rays White Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, April 15, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is White Sox 8 Rays 3.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 156-96 (+36.9u) ML in all games. 67-46 (+19.2u) ML in road games. 30-23 OVER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125.

Chicago White Sox: 806-681 (-30.3u) ML when the money line is -100 to -150. 50-35 OVER as a favorite of -125 to -175. DYLAN CEASE 16-10 OVER when the total is 9 to 9.5.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

"I think I made a lot of good pitches today, and made one really bad pitch. Back-to-back walks, I don't know what that was ... haven't done that a lot. It was just kind of a frustrating day. I thought I threw the ball well, and the results weren't there." - Shane McClanahan after their loss against the Athletics on Wednesday night.

 

 

"The effort by the bullpen ... that's high quality stuff against a very good opponent." - Tony La Russa on his team’s win against the Mariners on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

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) 1B

Yasmani Grandal (S) C

Eloy Jimenez (R) LF

Andrew Vaughn (R) DH

Adam Engel (R) RF

Josh Harrison (R) 2B

Jake Burger (R) 3B

 

 

Batting Average:  Ji-Man Choi (.563)

Hits:  Wander Franco (11)

Home Runs:  Brandon Lowe (2)

RBI:  Ji-Man Choi (6)

Stolen Bases:  Wander Franco (1)

Wins:  Josh Fleming (1)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (1)

ERA:  Josh Fleming (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  AJ Pollock (.571)

Hits:  Luis Robert (7)

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 (4.20)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

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