On Monday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Chicago White Sox (35-65) visiting the Tampa Bay Rays (52-48) at 7:35 p.m. ET.
The Rays are favored at home (-219) against the White Sox (+180). The Rays will start Shane Baz (8-5) against the White Sox and Sean Burke (4-8).
The White Sox beat the Pirates 7-2 yesterday, with Aaron Civale registering the win while throwing six innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out six. Miguel Vargas went 2 for 5 with a double, a home run and three RBIs to lead the White Sox’s offense.
Here’s everything you need to get ready for Monday’s Rays vs. White Sox action, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago White Sox odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Rays (-219, bet $219 to win $100)Underdog: White Sox (+180, bet $100 to win $180)Over/under: 9Rays vs. White Sox: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, July 21, 2025Game time: 7:35 p.m. ETLocation: Tampa, FloridaStadium: George M. Steinbrenner FieldTV channel: FDSSUN and CHSNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThis season, the Rays have been favored 53 times and won 31, or 58.5%, of those games.Tampa Bay has played as favorites of -219 or more once this season and won that game.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 68.7% chance of a victory for the Rays.Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 40 of its 100 chances.The Rays have an ATS record of 48-52-0 in 100 games with a spread this season.Shane Baz (Rays probable starter)Baz (8-5) takes the mound for the Rays in his 20th start of the season. He has a 4.17 ERA in 110 2/3 innings pitched, with 107 strikeouts.The righty last pitched on Saturday, July 12 against the Boston Red Sox, when he threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.In 19 games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.17, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .239 against him.Baz is trying to prolong a fourth-game quality start streak in this game.Baz is seeking his 12th straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.8 frames per appearance on the mound.He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 19 outings this season.The opposing White Sox offense has a collective .223 batting average, and is 29th in the league with 728 total hits and 27th in MLB play with 359 runs scored. It has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.351) and ranks 28th in home runs (80) in all of MLB.The 26-year-old’s 4.17 ERA ranks 42nd, 1.255 WHIP ranks 41st, and 8.8 K/9 ranks 26th among qualifying pitchers this season.Rays batting statsThe Rays rank 14th in Major League Baseball with 110 home runs.Fueled by 273 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranks 13th in MLB with a .406 slugging percentage this season.The Rays’ .258 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking second in MLB.Tampa Bay has scored 467 runs this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.The Rays have an on-base percentage of .320 this season, which ranks 14th in the league.Tampa Bay ranks 15th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.White Sox stats and trendsWhite Sox betting recordsThe White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 98 games this year and have walked away with the win 34 times (34.7%) in those games.This year, Chicago has won five of 33 games when listed as at least +180 or worse on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 35.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 42 of its 100 opportunities.The White Sox have an against the spread record of 56-44-0 in 100 games with a line this season.Sean Burke (White Sox probable starter)Burke (4-8) gets the starting nod for the White Sox in his 17th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.36 ERA in 97 2/3 innings pitched, with 80 strikeouts.The righty’s most recent appearance was on Saturday, July 12 against the Cleveland Guardians, when he threw five innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing three hits.In 19 games this season, the 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.36, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .251 against him.Burke is looking to record his sixth quality start of the season.Burke will look to pitch five or more innings for his sixth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.1 innings per outing.He has had three appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.He will face off against a Rays squad that is hitting .258 as a unit (second in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .406 (13th in the league) with 110 total home runs (14th in MLB play).White Sox batting statsThe White Sox have hit 80 home runs this season, the third-lowest total in MLB action.This season, Chicago’s .351 slugging percentage is the second-lowest percentage in the majors.The White Sox have the second-worst batting average in the league (.223).The offense for Chicago is No. 27 in baseball scoring 3.6 runs per game (359 total runs).The White Sox’s .298 on-base percentage is the fourth-worst in MLB.