Tampa Bay and Toronto continue their five-game series at Rogers Centre with Game 2 on the first day of July, so let’s see what’s the best Rays vs Blue Jays betting pick. Thursday night’s opener of this set has been excluded from the analysis, while the Rays outlasted the Jays in a three-game series at Tropicana Field back in May.
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Rays vs Blue Jays Betting Pick
This game will be played at Rogers Centre at 3:07 PM ET on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Why Bet The Blue Jays:
✅ Corey Kluber (3-4; 3.45 ERA) will get the nod for the Rays, and the current Blue Jays have 25 hits, five home runs, and a terrific 1.042 OPS in 65 at-bats against him. Matt Chapman is 5-for-5 with a couple of homers; George Springer is 8-for-20 with a pair of doubles, while Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for eight hits and two round-trippers across 16 at-bats versus Kluber.
✅ The Blue Jays boast the highest OPS in the majors (.758). They’ve scored 71 runs in their last 13 games overall while hitting .248/.319/.443 with 21 home runs across 456 at-bats. In the last seven days, the Jays are slashing an excellent .280/.345/.474.
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✅ Jose Berrios (5-4; 5.86 ERA) will take the mound for the Blue Jays. The 28-year-old righty has been a huge disappointment so far this season, but the current Tampa Bay lineup has only five hits and a .470 OPS in 27 at-bats versus Berrios. The Rays are slashing an underwhelming .243/.306/.366 with nine homers in their last 12 games and 404 at-bats.
Tampa Bay Rays
The 40-34 Rays entered Thursday’s clash at Rogers Centre in Toronto looking to stop their two-game slide. They’ve been pretty much hit-or-miss lately, going 5-5 in their previous ten games overall, but the Rays have won only two of their previous nine showings on the road.
Corey Kluber went 2-2 with a sharp 2.54 ERA in five starts and 28.1 innings of work in June. He’s allowed a couple of runs in each of his previous three outings. The Rays’ bullpen has a pedestrian 4.93 ERA, 6.48 FIP, and 2.60 HR/9 in the last ten days and 34.2 frames of work.
Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays carried a 42-33 record into Thursday’s battle against the Rays. They’ve also gone 5-5 in their last ten contests at any location. The Jays have won nine of their previous 16 showings at Rogers Centre.
Jose Berrios will try to avoid his third straight loss. Last Sunday, Berrios was obliterated for eight earned runs across 2.2 innings in a 10-3 defeat at the Milwaukee Brewers. The Blue Jays’ bullpen has recorded a 4.84 ERA and 3.70 FIP in its last 35.1 innings of work.