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The Tampa Bay Rays (19-18) will vie for their sixth straight victory when they host the Chicago White Sox (8-28) on Wednesday at 6:50 PM ET on NBCS-CHI. The Rays are listed as -262 favorites by sportsbooks, while the White Sox are +212 underdogs.
Tampa Bay’s Aaron Civale gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Chris Flexen.
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The Rays are 14-14 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 50% of those games).
Tampa Bay has played as moneyline favorites of -262 or shorter in just one game this season, which it won.
The White Sox have been underdogs in 36 games this season and won eight (22.2%) of those contests.
Chicago has been at least a +212 moneyline underdog seven times this season, but was upset in all of those games.
The Rays have combined with opponents to go over the total 21 times this season for a 21-16-0 record against the over/under.
The White Sox’s games have gone over the total in 17 of their 36 chances.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays have the No. 19 offense in MLB action scoring 4.1 runs per game (153 total runs).
Tampa Bay averages 0.8 home runs per game to rank 23rd in baseball with 31 total home runs .
The Rays have the 10th-best batting average in the league (.247).
Tampa Bay strikes out 8.8 times per game, the No. 19 mark in the majors.
The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
Tampa Bay has the 23rd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.43).
White Sox Stats & Insights
The White Sox are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking last with just 103 total runs (2.9 per game) this season.
Chicago ranks last in Major League Baseball with just 25 home runs as a team.
The White Sox have a team batting average of just .208 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 15th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
The White Sox average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the majors this season.
Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.00 ERA this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Civale (2-2) gets the starting nod for the Rays in his eighth start of the season. He has a 6.14 ERA in 36 2/3 innings pitched, with 39 strikeouts.
Isaac Paredes is batting .299 this season with a team-high eight home runs and 19 RBI.
Jose Caballero has 30 hits and an OBP of .315 to go with a slugging percentage of .379 this season.
Amed Rosario is batting .308 to lead Tampa Bay this season.
Yandy Diaz is batting .228 with an OBP of .289 and a slugging percentage of .290 this season.
White Sox Key Players to Watch
Flexen (1-3) will take to the mound for the White Sox and make his sixth start of the season.
Gavin Sheets paces the White Sox with a .260 batting average.
Eloy Jimenez has put his power on display as he leads his team with four home runs.
Korey Lee is batting .273 with three doubles, three home runs and four walks.
Andrew Benintendi’s 13 runs batted in are a team-high mark.
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), Shane Baz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jacob Waguespack: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15 Day IL (Leg), Taylor Walls: 60 Day IL (Hip), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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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