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The Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace lefthander Scott Kazmir in this game. Kazmir has a 9-6 record and a 3.21 ERA this season.
Kazmir’s opponent in this one will be Javier Vazquez. The White Sox righthander has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 10-10 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Rays rallied with six runs in the final two innings to come back and defeat the White Sox 9-4 on Friday, as +160 underdogs. The 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Ben Zobrist went 2-for-5 at the plate with a two-run homer and three RBIs for the Rays. Edwin Jackson gave up two runs off seven hits over six innings in the win.
Nick Swisher belted a two-run homer for the White Sox, who were favored at -175 in that game. John Danks allowed three runs off seven hits over 6 1-3 innings in the loss.
Team records:
Chicago: 73-54 SU Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Chicago most recently: A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox Tampa Bay is 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Chi White Sox are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games Chi White Sox are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay Next up:
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