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2022 MLB Handicapping
(23-27) Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays (31-21)
Date: Saturday June 4, 2022
Time: 4:10 PM ET
Venue: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay, FL.
Projected Pitchers: Cease (CWS), Rasmussen (TB)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Chicago -105 | Tampa -115
MLB run line Betting Odds: Chicago (-1.5) +170 | Tampa (+1.5) -200
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 7 (under -120)
Chicago White Sox
Shane McLanahan rudely welcomed the White Sox to St. Petersburg on Friday night.
Tampa’s left-handed ace went six innings for the win, striking out eight and walking zero.
Chicago still has not won a game on its road trip within the American League East after getting swept in Toronto and losing the opener at the Trop Friday night.
Dylan Cease will start game two for the Sox. He was on the mound the last time Chicago won, versus the Cubs last weekend.
Cease gave up two hits and a run in seven strong in that one to bounce back after a dreadful start against Boston.
In fact, Cease has been terrific more often than not this season but two terrible starts have drained his numbers.
In those two poor starts, he’s given up 13 earned runs in seven innings. In his seven best starts, he’s given up five earned runs in 41 innings.
He gave up three hits and one run in a win over Tampa Bay in his second start of the season.
Tampa Bay Rays
Cease will oppose Drew Rasmussen, who has gone 9–2 in the first 20 starts of his career (10 last season and 10 so far this).
His ERA is just league average at the moment but he hadn’t given up more than three runs in a start until his last time out, at Texas.
The Rangers hit him for five hits and five runs in three innings at Arlington, homering twice and drawing three free passes.
Rasmussen had been having a stellar May up to that point, 4–0 with and ERA under 2.00.
After starting 4–5, Tampa Bay has improved its record to 31–21, though its Pythagorean expectation has its record just a few games over .500.
Tampa has been without Wander Franco since that series in Texas. He’s been bothered by a quad problem that the Rays finally decided to address with an IL stint.
With Brandon Lowe out too, the Rays’ double-play combination on Friday night was Vidal Brujan and Isaac Paredes.
They hit eighth and ninth in the lineup and went just 1-for-7 but the Rays managed to find a way to win, which they can do in a number of ways.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- White Sox are 10-4 in their last 14 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- White Sox are 1-5 in their last 6 overall.Over is 4-0 in White Sox last 4 overall.
- Under is 6-1 in Rays last 7 overall.
- Rays are 42-15 in their last 57 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Head to Head: Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Tampa Bay.
- Head to Head: Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Prediction:
It’s been a real struggle for the White Sox so far this season. It’s a talented team that might yet still flip the switch and get hot but that time feels a ways away.
The Rays pose good value here at home with a strong and dependable starting pitcher on the mound.
Plus, they have seen Cease once this year already.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Tampa -115
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