Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/1/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+106) Tampa Bay (-128)

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (64-44) will compete against the Chicago White Sox (57-51) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the White Sox at +106 and the Rays are at -128. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Noah Schultz and Drew Rasmussen.

Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .407 and have been called out on strikes 972 times, while drawing a walk on 367 occasions. They have accumulated 494 RBI's and 864 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is at .239. The White Sox have hit 168 doubles as a unit and have hit 139 balls out of the stadium. They have 516 runs scored while having a team OBP of .317. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.8 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. White Sox pitchers have given up 115 home runs and also 473 runs (10th in MLB). Chicago has allowed 852 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 436 earned runs. The White Sox have a team earned run average of 4.08 on the campaign (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 924 batters. They have walked 399 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a unit for the season.

White Sox pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 116 times in addition to having 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 39 holds this year (28th in MLB). The White Sox relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 58.3% and have entered the game in 87 save situations. They have earned 28 saves on the campaign and have blown 20 out of their 48 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 169 base runners this year with 33.1% of them ended up scoring. The White Sox have dispatched 366 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 2,886 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 889 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 17th in baseball, and have earned 76 double plays. The White Sox have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,658 innings, which has them sitting at 12th in pro baseball.

Schultz has taken the ball for 60 innings and has earned 54 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Schultz (3-7 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 6.06 while he has faced 267 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 6.15 (41 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.450. He has surrendered 56 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 31 free passes.

Tampa Bay has knocked in 109 home runs on the campaign as well as 457 runs batted in. They have 157 two-baggers, while getting a free base 359 times as well as scoring 481 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded an OBP of .330 and a batting average of .259 on the campaign. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .403 and they have an average of 4.45 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have been rung up on 778 occasions (30th in baseball) and have a total of 931 base hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 438 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.69 (394 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 130 homers and they yield 4.11 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Rays have a WHIP of 1.153 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (874 strikeouts against 288 free passes). They are sitting at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 819.

With 139 save situations, the Rays have 82 holds and 14 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the game in 57 save opportunities and they have earned 43 saves. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.1% out of 127 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 104 times in high leverage situations and on 87 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 4th in the league with a save rate of 75.4%, and they have sent 341 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 71 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in professional baseball). The Rays have racked up 860 assists, 64 errors and are sitting with 2,880 putouts on the season. In 8,640 innings on the field, the Rays hold a efficiency on defense of 72.2% (2nd in pro baseball).

Rasmussen (39-22 career win-loss record) has earned a 2.93 earned run average and has conceded 7.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.91 and he has faced 2,279 hitters in his career. He has given up 186 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.041 and a FIP of 2.9. During his career, Rasmussen has surrendered 457 hits while totaling 540 strikeouts in 571 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+106)

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