Tampa Bay Rays (21-5) vs. Chicago White Sox (7-19)
The 2023 Major League Baseball Season continues in the fifth week as the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Chicago White Sox in this American League battle at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Tampa Bay enters as the favorite (-115) with the total set at 8.5.
This is the third contest of this four-game set. Tampa Bay defeated Chicago on Thursday, 14-5, but the second game of the series was not completed by the time this analysis was written. The Rays were the favorite in the first game of the series (-159) with the total set at 7.0. Tampa Bay has defeated Chicago four straight times and six out of the last 10.
The Tampa Bay Rays proved that they can score runs in bunches, putting up three in the second and fifth innings and adding five more in the sixth in the 9-run victory over the White Sox. Tampa Bay holds the top record in baseball and are 7-3 on the road.
Three players hit home runs in the contest, including Brandon Lowe, who had three hits, scored three runs, and drove in three. Isaac Paredes had two hits and drove in five. The 14 runs were a welcome sight, as Tampa Bay had been shut out in the final two games of their series against Houston. Despite those shutout losses, the team is still averaging 5.87 runs per game over the last 10, clubbing 15 home runs in that span.
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Shane McClanahan remained undefeated (5-0), giving up two earned runs in five innings. Yonny Chirinos will be looking for his first victory of the season, coming out of the bullpen to make his first start of the year. The right-hander has allowed three hits in 9.1 innings pitched, not allowing a run yet. The longest that Chirinos has pitched this season is 3.2 innings, so expect the Rays bullpen to play an instrumental part in this game. The group has a 2.87 ERA over their last 10 games and has the second-best ERA overall (2.64).
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