Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-275) Chicago (+220)

Rate Field is where the Chicago White Sox (55-89) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (71-72) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Rays at -275 and the White Sox are coming in at +220. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Adrian Houser and Yoendrys Gomez.

The Rays have compiled 217 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 160 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .403 and have been rung up 1,217 times, while being walked on 408 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which is 14th in MLB. They have earned 612 runs batted in and 1,217 hits this season, and their average at the plate is at .252. They have accumulated 644 runs and have an OBP of .314.

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The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.85 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,247 hitters. Rays pitchers have conceded 185 long balls and 589 runs in total (7th in MLB). They have walked 411 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.19 as a unit for the year. Tampa Bay has conceded 1,119 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 542 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.03 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21.

Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 97 times as well as having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 79 holds this year (15th in baseball). The Rays bullpen have a save percentage of 57.1% and have come into the game in 137 save situations. They have 32 saves this season and have blown 24 out of their 56 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 145 runners on the campaign and 31.7% of them crossed home plate. The Rays have dispatched 453 relievers to the mound this season.

The Rays have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,406 innings on the field, which has them ranked 4th in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have a tally of 3,802 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,257 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which is 11th in professional baseball, and they have turned 130 double plays.

Houser has pitched in 709 innings and has earned 558 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.05 (319 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.366. He has given up 693 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 276 walks. Houser (40-43 career record) holds a FIP of 3.99 and he has gone up against 3,040 opposing batters in the majors.

The White Sox hold a slugging % of .378 and they are recording 4.04 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have 222 doubles, while walking 453 times and racking up 582 runs. Chicago has 148 long balls for the season to go along with 562 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,194 occasions (15th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,131 base knocks. The Chicago White Sox have an on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a batting average of .236 for the year.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.367 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.45 as a team on the year. They have a ranking of 19th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,189. The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 662 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.24 (593 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.00 (1,118 strikeouts against 534 free passes). They have yielded 160 dingers and they relinquish 4.73 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB).

Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.2% out of their 208 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 134 times in high leverage situations and also on 142 occasions with base runners. With 103 save situations, the White Sox have earned 60 holds and also 21 blown saves. They rank 30th in MLB holding a save rate of 51.2%, and they have sent 464 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 43 save chances and they have earned 22 saves.

In their 11,343 innings played, the White Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (18th in MLB). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 114 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in pro baseball). The White Sox have racked up 1,146 assists, 95 errors and have earned a total of 3,781 putouts for the year.

Gomez (3-2 career mark) has earned a 4.48 ERA while surrendering 8.5 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.69 and he has gone up against 254 opposing batters so far in his career. He has surrendered 27 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.531 and having a FIP of 4.4. So far in his career, Gomez has conceded 51 hits while he has earned 54 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+220)

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