Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox - 4/15/22 MLB Picks and Prediction

The Tampa Bay Rays will play the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of their series at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday night.

The Tampa Bay Rays are 4-3 this season and have lost three of their last four games. Tampa Bay is coming off of a series loss to Oakland, where they lost three of four. The Tampa Bay pitching staff has an ERA of 4.09, a 1.31 WHIP, and a .227 opponent batting average. The Rays offense has scored 28 runs with a .273 batting average and a .338 on base percentage. Brandon Lowe, who has 3 home runs, and Ji-Man Choi, who has 6 RBI, have led the Tampa Bay offense this season. The projected starter for Tampa Bay is Drew Rasmussen, who is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP over 4 innings this season.

The Chicago White Sox are 4-2 this season and have won four of their last five games. Chicago is coming off of a series win against Seattle, where they won two of three. The White Sox pitching staff has a 2.62 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and a .199 opponent batting average this season. The Chicago offense has scored 28 runs with a .269 batting average and a .319 on base percentage. Andrew Vaughn, who has a .353 batting average, and Eloy Jimenez, who has 7 RBI, have led the White Sox offensive attack. The projected starter for Chicago is Dylan Cease, who is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP across 5 innings.