Rays Vs White Sox: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 4, 2022

Jose Abreu brings a 12-game hitting streak into the Chicago White Sox’s (23-27) matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays (31-21) at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay’s (-127 to win) Drew Rasmussen starts against Chicago’s (+108) Dylan Cease.

The betting facts in the article below reflect odds as of June 4, 2022 at 3:25 PM ET.

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Rays vs White Sox Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Rays Probable Starter Drew Rasmussen

• The Rays are sending Rasmussen (5-2) to make his 11th start of the season. He is 5-2 with a 3.47 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 46 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, when he went 3 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing five hits.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.47, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .216 batting average against him.
• Rasmussen is looking to collect his second quality start of the year in this matchup.
• He will face off against a White Sox offense that ranks 20th in MLB with 402 total hits (on a .237 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .360 (25th in MLB) with 44 total home runs (23rd in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 4, 2022 at 3:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

White Sox Stats vs Rasmussen

White Sox Probable Starter Dylan Cease

• Cease (4-2) will take to the mound for the White Sox and make his 11th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 7 2/3 innings while giving up no earned runs on two hits in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
• The 26-year-old has pitched in 10 games this season with an ERA of 3.69, a 3.304 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.248.
• He has earned a quality start three times in 10 starts this season.
• The Rays have scored 216 runs this season, which ranks 18th in MLB. They are batting .232 for the campaign with 50 home runs, 17th in the league.
• The 26-year-old’s 3.69 ERA ranks 37th, 1.248 WHIP ranks 41st, and 12.7 K/9 ranks first among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 4, 2022 at 3:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rays Stats vs Cease

Rays Betting Trends

• The Rays have put together a 25-14 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 64.1% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has a record of 22-13 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -127 or shorter (62.9%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 55.9% chance to win.
• Tampa Bay has combined with opponents to go over the total 24 times this season for a 24-26-2 record against the over/under.
• The Rays have a 24-28-0 record ATS this season (covering 46.2% of the time).

White Sox Betting Trends

• The White Sox have been underdogs in 18 games this season and won five (27.8%) of those contests.
• Chicago has a record of 5-8, a 38.5% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +108 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the White Sox, based on the moneyline, is 48.1%.
• Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 22 of their 50 opportunities.
• The White Sox are 22-28-0 against the spread in their 50 chances this season.

Rays Players to Watch

• Yandy Diaz a has .407 on-base percentage to pace the Rays, while batting .271 with four doubles, three home runs and 30 walks.
• Among the qualified hitters in MLB, Diaz’s batting average ranks 50th, his on-base percentage ranks sixth, and he is 125th in the league in slugging.
• Randy Arozarena has collected 50 hits while slugging .421. Both lead his team. In total, he has 12 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 11 walks while batting .256.
• Among the qualified, Arozarena ranks 73rd in batting average, 123rd in on-base percentage, and 70th in slugging.
• Manuel Margot has five doubles, a triple, three home runs and 12 walks while batting .323.
• Harold Ramirez has five doubles, two home runs and six walks while batting .286.

Rays Batting Stats (2022)

White Sox Players to Watch

• Abreu has been key for Chicago with 46 hits, an OBP of .348 plus a slugging percentage of .433.
• Among all the qualifying batters in the majors, Abreu’s batting average is 73rd, his on-base percentage ranks 47th, and he is 60th in slugging.
• Luis Robert is slugging .440 while driving in 19 runs and batting .293 this season.
• Robert is currently 25th in batting average, 76th in on-base percentage and 52nd in slugging percentage among all qualifying players.
• Andrew Vaughn has 34 hits this season and has a slash line of .279/.328/.475.
• A.J. Pollock has three home runs, 11 RBI and a batting average of .225 this season.

White Sox Batting Stats (2022)

Rays vs White Sox Player Props

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