Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, June 5, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (31-21) will play the Chicago White Sox (23-27) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Lucas Giolito and Ryan Yarbrough.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are notching 3.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have notched a total of 181 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .292. The White Sox have tallied 75 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 44 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 171 RBI's as well as 402 hits this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .237. Chicago is slugging .360 and have been called out on strikes 372 times, while taking a walk on 116 occasions.

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The White Sox have an ERA of 4.24 on the campaign (23rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 460 hitters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40. White Sox pitchers have given up 50 home runs and 239 runs in total (22nd in MLB). They have walked 202 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.99 as a squad for the season.

The White Sox bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 74 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 79 base runners for the year and 31.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. White Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 56 times and also have had 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 192 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have earned 47 holds this year (1st in baseball). They have compiled 18 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 9 of 27 save chances.

The White Sox have turned 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,014 innings, which has them sitting 27th in MLB. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 1,338 putouts on the campaign, as well as 418 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which has them sitting 25th in the majors, and have accumulated 39 double plays.

Giolito (45-40 career record) holds a FIP of 4.29 while he has gone up against 2,945 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 587 hits (7.4 hits per 9 innings) with 268 walks. His earned run average is 4.16 (328 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.204. Giolito has pitched in 710 innings and has earned 755 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

Tampa Bay has recorded 50 home runs on the campaign and 205 runs batted in. They have recorded 80 two-baggers, while taking a walk 149 times and scoring 216 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an on-base percentage of .297 in addition to a team batting average of .232 this year. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .376 and they average 4.15 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 438 instances (15th in MLB) and have totaled 402 hits.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.111 in addition to having a FIP of 3.78 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.52 (464 strikeouts against 132 walks). They rank 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 388. They have conceded 59 homers and they surrender 3.90 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 203 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.27 (170 earned runs conceded).

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 28 save chances and they have recorded 17 saves. They are ranked 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 60.7%, and they have dispatched 195 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 71 times in high leverage situations and also on 53 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 20.9% out of 67 inherited runners. Sitting with 68 save situations, the Rays have accumulated 39 holds and also 11 blown saves.

In 4,212 innings on the field, the Rays have a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (7th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (22nd in MLB). The Rays have accrued 433 assists, 33 errors and have a tally of 1,404 putouts this year.

In his pro baseball career, Yarbrough has allowed 504 base hits and he has 426 punch outs in 526 innings pitched. Yarbrough (37-25 mark in his career) has a 4.29 earned run average while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 251 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.179 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.64 and he has gone up against 2,196 opposing hitters during his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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