White Sox vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 5/6/2024

White Sox vs Rays Prediction

The Chicago White Sox open a three-game series on the road Monday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Chicago improved to 7-26 following its 6-5 victory over the St Louis Cardinals in 10 Innings on Saturday. The White Sox won on a controversial called strike three in the bottom of the 10th when the Cardinals had the bases loaded. Chicago is last in the American League Central, 14 games behind first place Cleveland. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our expert MLB picks.

Gavin Sheets is batting .360 to lead Chicago and has team highs in hits with 25 and on-base percentage at .357. Eloy Jimenez is the leader in home runs with three and Andrew Benintendi is the leader in RBI with 13. Chicago has a team batting average of .209 and slugging percentage of .319. On Monday, Chicago will send Michael Soroka to the mound. The right-hander is 0-3 with a 6.48 ERA, 16 Ks and 19 BBs.

The Tampa Bay Rays improved to 16-18 following a 3-1 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. Austin Shenton had a bases-loaded walk in the 8th inning to break a tie and help lead the Rays to the win. Tampa Bay completes a three-game series with New York on Sunday. Tampa Bay is last in the American League East, 6 ½ games behind first place Baltimore.

Amed Rosario is batting .309 to lead Tampa Bay and has a team high 34 hits. Isaac Paredes is leading Tampa Bay in home runs with seven, in RBI with 18 and in on-base percentage of .371. Tampa Bay has a team batting average of .242 and slugging percentage of .355. On Monday, Tampa Bay will send Tyler Alexander to the mound. The left hander is 1-1 with a 5.02 ERA, 23 Ks and 9 BBs.