White Sox-Rays Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Tropicana Field. Ace lefthander Mark Buehrle will take the mound for the White Sox to start this game. Buehrle is 15-12 this season with a 3.79 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Scott Kazmir who starts for the Rays. Lefthander Kazmir is 12-8 with a 3.49 ERA so far this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Evan Longoria belted two home runs in leading the Rays to a 6-4 win over the White Sox in Thursday's series opener. The Rays won that game as -180 favorites, while the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Longoria finished 3-for-3 with three RBIs for the Rays, and Akinori Iwamura had two hits with one run batted in. James Shields tossed 6 1-3 innings for the win, and Dan Wheeler closed out the ninth for the save. Dewayne Wise cracked a three-run homer in a losing effort for the White Sox, who were +165 underdogs. Javier Vazquez was rocked for six runs off eight hits over 4 1-3 innings of work. Team records: Chicago: 88-74 SU Tampa Bay: 97-65 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Chi White Sox are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road Chi White Sox are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games Next up: Tampa Bay at Chi White Sox, Sunday, October 5