The Chicago White Sox (4-22) and Tampa Bay Rays (13-14) will meet on Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field, with first pitch at 7:10 PM ET.
The Rays are the road favorite (-213) versus the White Sox (+178). The Tampa Bay Rays will give the start to Aaron Civale (2-2, 3.90 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the White Sox will counter with Jonathan Cannon (0-1, 7.27 ERA).
Chris Flexen (5.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K) picked up a win in the White Sox’s 9-4 victory over the Rays yesterday. Martin Maldonado led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Zach Eflin (6.0 IP, 4 R, 9 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Rays.
Here’s what you need to prepare for Saturday’s Rays vs. White Sox contest, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago White Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Rays (-213, bet $213 to win $100)
- Underdog: White Sox (+178, bet $100 to win $178)
- Over/under: 8.5
Rays vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Rays stats and trends
Rays betting records
- This season, the Rays have been favored 21 times and won 10, or 47.6%, of those games.
- Tampa Bay has played as favorites of -213 or more once this season and lost that game.
- The Rays have a 68.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 16 of 27 opportunities.
- The Rays have an ATS record of 12-14-0 in 26 games with a spread this season.
Aaron Civale (Rays probable starter)
- The Rays will send Civale (2-2) to the mound for his sixth start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.90 ERA and 31 strikeouts through 27 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the New York Yankees, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.90, with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in five games this season. Opponents are hitting .234 against him.
- Civale is looking to collect his fourth quality start of the season.
- Civale heads into this matchup with four outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- He has not had an appearance yet in which he did not allow at least one earned run.
- The opposing White Sox offense has the worst slugging percentage (.304) and is last in MLB play with 16 home runs. It has a collective .198 batting average, and is last in MLB with 164 total hits and last in MLB play scoring 65 runs.
- The 28-year-old ranks 48th in ERA (3.90), 49th in WHIP (1.229), and 19th in K/9 (10.1) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
Rays batting stats
- The Rays have hit 22 homers this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
- Hitters for Tampa Bay have combined for a team rank of 22nd in the majors with a .361 team slugging percentage.
- The Rays rank 14th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.
- Tampa Bay has scored the 19th-most runs in the majors this season with 107 (four per game).
- The Rays have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- Tampa Bay ranks 21st in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of nine whiffs per contest.
White Sox stats and trends
White Sox betting records
- The White Sox have won in four, or 15.4%, of the 26 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Chicago has been victorious two times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +178 or longer on the moneyline.
- The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 36% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Contests with Chicago has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 12 of 26 chances this season.
- In 25 games with a line this season, the White Sox have a mark of 10-15-0 against the spread.
Jonathan Cannon (White Sox probable starter)
- The White Sox are sending Cannon (0-1) out for his third start of the season.
- His last appearance was on Monday against the Minnesota Twins, when the right-hander tossed 3 2/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up nine hits.
- He has a 7.27 ERA and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .324 against him over his two games this season.
- Cannon has put together one start this campaign that he pitched five or more innings.
- He will match up with a Rays squad that is batting .245 as a unit (14th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .361 (22nd in the league) with 22 total home runs (23rd in MLB play).
White Sox batting stats
- The White Sox have hit the fewest home runs in MLB play this season (16).
- So far this year, Chicago’s .304 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in baseball.
- The White Sox are last in MLB with a .198 batting average.
- The offense for Chicago is No. 30 in MLB action scoring 2.5 runs per game (65 total runs).
- The White Sox’s .271 on-base percentage is the second-worst in baseball.