Rays-White Sox Preview

The Chicago White Sox will be trying to extend a winning streak on Sunday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Rays will give the ball to starter Matt Garza in this one. Righthander Garza is 11-9 this season with a 3.70 ERA.
Starting this game for the White Sox will be John Danks. The lefthander has a 3.32 ERA to go along with a 12-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 142-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.
The Rays scored three runs in the eighth inning on Friday as they defeated the White Sox 6-2 to take a 2-0 lead in this series.
The Rays won the game as -170 favorites, while the eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Dioner Navarro went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in leading the Rays. Scott Kazmir allowed two runs off eight hits over 5 1-3 innings in the win.
Jermaine Dye had four hits in five trips to the plate for the White Sox, who were +150 underdogs in that game. Mark Buehrle gave up five runs off 10 hits over seven innings in the loss.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 97-65 SU
Chicago: 88-74 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Tampa Bay’s last 17 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Chi White Sox’s last 17 games when playing Tampa Bay
Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games at home
Chi White Sox are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox’s last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
 

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