Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays 7/21/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
MLB: 1:10 PM EST
Jul. 21, 2019
TV: SUN
Latest Odds : TB -255 Total 8
The Chicago White Sox are set to visit Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida for an American League clash against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Chicago White Sox come into this matchup with a 43-51 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning a recent road game against the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-2. Reynaldo Lopez received the starting nod for the Chicago White Sox, and he had success as he gave up 2 earned runs in 7 innings. Yoan Moncada had a big game from the plate for the Chicago White Sox as he went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs.
The Chicago White Sox are set to start Dylan Cease (1-1, 5.73 ERA) who struggled in his latest start as he gave up 4 earned runs in 6 innings against the Kansas City Royals. Dylan Cease has never recorded a start against the Tampa Bay Rays as this will be the 3rd start of his MLB career.
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The Tampa Bay Rays come into this matchup with a 56-44 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping a recent home game against the Chicago White Sox, 9-2. Brendan McKay received the starting nod for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he struggled as he gave up 5 earned runs in 3.1 innings. Michael Brosseau had a solid game from the plate for the Tampa Bay Rays as he contributed an RBI double.
The Tampa Bay Rays have not yet named a starting pitcher due to only having 2 healthy starting pitchers in the rotation. The Tampa Bay Rays currently rank 2nd in the MLB in team ERA (3.40), 3rd in strikeouts (953), and 2nd in BAA (.224).
Recent Betting Trends:
White Sox are 1-7 in their last 8 overall.
Rays are 23-8 in their last 31 Sunday games.
Under is 5-2 in White Sox last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 4-0-1 in Rays last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (-145)
The Chicago White Sox have struggled a ton as of recent as they have dropped 8 of their last 10 games, and things will only get worse on the road in this one as they bring a 18-31 record into this matchup. The White Sox will be throwing rookie Dylan Cease who has been anything short of impressive through his first 2 appearances while the Tampa Bay Rays have been very successful this season based on their pitching. The Tampa Bay Rays have dropped out of the early Wild Card picture, and they will need to pick up necessary wins like this to climb back into the fight. The Tampa Bay Rays will be able to shut down the rebuilding White Sox in their home ballpark in a low scoring affair. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 5-3.