Tampa Bay Rays v Chicago White Sox

The numbers lean Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays edge 3–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 117 meetings in MLB on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.

• Tampa Bay Rays lead the head to head 61–56 from 117 meetings since 2008.
• 2026: Tampa Bay Rays 106–70, Chicago White Sox 88–81. Tampa Bay Rays have the better margin, +0.5 a game to +0.3.
• Last five: Tampa Bay Rays 1 win, Chicago White Sox 2. Chicago White Sox are on a 3-game losing run.
• Chicago White Sox average more walks allowed per game: 3.6 to 2.6.
• Chicago White Sox average more strikeouts (batting) per game: 9.4 to 7.1.
• Chicago White Sox average more home runs per game: 1.3 to 1.
• At home: Tampa Bay Rays win 61%, Chicago White Sox 46% (every game we hold).
• Tampa Bay Rays’ biggest win in the rivalry: 12–0 in 2010, by 12.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.