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The Tampa Bay Rays (18-18) will look to Harold Ramirez, red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Chicago White Sox (8-27) on Tuesday at 6:50 PM ET on NBCS-CHI. The Rays are -275 favorites for the contest, according to oddsmakers.
Zach Eflin will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Chicago will counter with Mike Soroka.
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Rays and White Sox Betting Trends
The Rays have won 13 of the 27 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (48.1%).
Tampa Bay has ynot played as moneyline favorites of -275 or shorter.
This season, the White Sox have won eight out of the 35 games, or 22.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Chicago has not won as an underdog of +223 or more on the moneyline this season in six such games.
In the 36 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 21 times (21-15-0).
So far this season, the White Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 17 of their 35 games with a total.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays rank 18th in runs scored with 148, 4.1 per game.
Tampa Bay averages 0.8 home runs per game to rank 25th in MLB play with 29 total home runs .
The Rays’ .246 batting average is 10th-best in the majors.
Tampa Bay strikes out 8.9 times per game, the No. 24 mark in MLB.
The Rays pitching staff is eighth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
Tampa Bay has a 4.53 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
White Sox Stats & Insights
The White Sox have scored the fewest runs in the league this season with just 102 (2.9 per game).
Chicago has hit just 24 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the majors.
The White Sox have a team batting average of just .208 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 16th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.
The White Sox strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
Chicago has the 28th-ranked ERA (5.01) in the majors this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Eflin (1-4) gets the starting nod for the Rays in his eighth start of the season. He’s put together a 4.17 ERA in 41 2/3 innings pitched, with 36 strikeouts.
Isaac Paredes is batting .285 this season with a team-high seven home runs and 18 RBI.
Jose Caballero has 30 hits and an OBP of .323 to go with a slugging percentage of .389 this season.
Amed Rosario leads Tampa Bay with a .308 batting average while slugging two homers and driving in 15 runs.
Yandy Diaz has 33 hits and an OBP of .297 to go with a slugging percentage of .298 this season.
White Sox Key Players to Watch
The White Sox will hand the ball to Soroka (0-3) for his eighth start of the season.
Gavin Sheets paces the White Sox with a .270 batting average.
Eloy Jimenez has hit four home runs to pace his team.
Andrew Benintendi has a team-high 13 runs batted in.
Korey Lee is hitting .258 with three doubles, three home runs and four walks.
Rays and White Sox Injuries
Rays: Brandon Lowe: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Jonathan Aranda: 10 Day IL (Finger), Colin Poche: 15 Day IL (Back), Chris Devenski: 15 Day IL (Knee), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Nerve), Taj Bradley: 15 Day IL (Pectoral), Shane Baz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jacob Waguespack: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Taylor Walls: 60 Day IL (Hip), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Pepiot: day-to-day (Leg)
White Sox: Danny Mendick: 10 Day IL (Back), Luis Robert: 10 Day IL (Hip), Dominic Leone: 15 Day IL (Back), Max Stassi: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jimmy Lambert: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Matt Foster: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane Drohan: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yoán Moncada: 60 Day IL (Abductor)
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