Betting Odds and Head-to-Head Stats: White Sox vs. Aaron Civale and the Rays, Wednesday, May 8

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox are slated to go head to head on Wednesday at 6:50 PM ET, with Aaron Civale getting the ball for the Rays. How will the White Sox batters fare in this matchup? We dissect the batter vs. pitcher stats you need to know in the piece below.

Rays vs. White Sox Game Info

  • Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
  • Time: 6:50 PM ET
  • TV: NBCS-CHI
  • Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
  • Venue: Tropicana Field

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Gavin Sheets vs. Aaron Civale

  • Last Matchup: April 27, 2024
  • At Bats: 4
  • Hits: 1
  • Outs: 3
  • Strikeouts: 1
  • Walks: 0

Eloy Jiménez vs. Aaron Civale

  • Last Matchup: April 27, 2024
  • At Bats: 7
  • Hits: 3
  • Outs: 4
  • Strikeouts: 1
  • Walks: 0

White Sox Hitters vs. Aaron Civale

Name At Bats Hits Strikeouts Walks AVG OBP HR
Nicky Lopez 13 4 2 1 0.308 0.357 0
Robbie Grossman 11 3 2 2 0.273 0.385 1
Andrew Benintendi 11 4 2 3 0.364 0.5 2
Andrew Vaughn 9 2 2 0 0.222 0.222 0
Eloy Jiménez 7 3 1 0 0.429 0.429 1
Gavin Sheets 4 1 1 0 0.25 0.25 0
Tommy Pham 3 2 0 0 0.667 0.667 0
Paul DeJong 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Martín Maldonado 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

All pitcher vs. batter data begins in 2021.

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Aaron Civale Insights

  • Civale makes the start for the Rays, his eighth of the season. He is 2-2 with a 6.14 ERA and 39 strikeouts through 36 2/3 innings pitched.
  • His last appearance was on Friday against the New York Mets, when the righty threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while giving up six hits.
  • The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 6.14, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents have a .264 batting average against him.
  • Civale heads into this outing with three quality starts under his belt this year.
  • Civale has four starts this season in which he pitched five or more innings.
  • So far he has given up at least one earned run in each of his appearances.
  • He will take the mound against a White Sox offense that ranks 29th in MLB with 243 total hits (on a .208 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .320 (30th in MLB) with 25 total home runs (30th in MLB).
  • Head-to-head against the White Sox this season, Civale has pitched 4 1/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on eight hits while striking out three.

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