Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox 6/14/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series on the road Monday against the Chicago White Sox in a matchup of two of the American League's best. Tampa Bay is 41-24 following a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Tampa Bay has won two straight and five of the last six. The Rays are first in the American League East with a two-game lead over the second-place Boston Red Sox.

Third baseman Joey Wendle is batting .293 to lead Tampa Bay, while designated hitter Austin Meadows is leading the Rays in home runs with 14 and RBIs with 48. Randy Arozarena is the leader in hits with 61 and Yandy Diaz is the leader in on-base percentage at .395. On Monday, Tampa Bay will send Tyler Glasnow to the mound. The right-hander is 5-2 with an ERA of 2.57, 117 Ks and 26 BBs.

The Chicago White Sox are 40-24 following a 15-2 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Chicago's Brian Goodwin, who was called up on Thursday from the minors, hit a home run and had five RBIs in his debut with Chicago. Dylan Cease improved to 5-2 after allowing four hits and two runs across five innings. Cease had seven strikeouts and one walk, and his career ERA versus Detroit is 2.09.

Tim Anderson is batting .299 to lead Chicago and the shortstop has a team high 63 hits. First baseman Jose Abreu is leading Chicago in home runs with 11 and RBIs with 48, while third base Yoan Moncada is the leader in on-base percentage at .406. On Monday, the Chicago White Sox will send Lance Lynn to the mound. The right-hander is 7-1 with an ERA of 1.23, 72 Ks and 17 BBs.