Blue Jays vs Rays Betting Preview
An American League East battle continues Saturday night when the Toronto Blue Jays (84-67, 41-35 away) visit the Tampa Bay Rays (84-67, 51-28 home). Both teams are 8.5 games back in the AL East but are both tied for the top Wild Card spot, 4.5 games clear of safety.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr has been mashing this season and he leads Toronto with 278 home runs and Bo Bichette leads the way with 88 RBIs. Alejandro Kirk has a team high .295 batting average. The Blue Jays are batting .261 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.89 ERA and 1.23 WHIP.
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Baltimore has been led by Anthony Santander’s 27 home runs and 79 RBIs this season. Cedric Mullins has a team high .265 batting average. The Orioles are batting .236 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.88 ERA and 1.28 WHIP.
Blue Jays vs Rays Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Tampa took the second game of this series with a 10-6 win on Friday. Tampa scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and one in the bottom of the fourth to take a 3-0 lead. Toronto fought back to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning. However, Tampa answered right back with three runs of their own before Toronto tied the game up, yet again, in the top of the sixth. The Rays eventually sealed the win with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Rays outhit Toronto 11-8 in this one.
Raimel Tapia went 2-4 with one double, one RBI, and two runs scored in the loss. Randy Arozarena went 2-5 with one home run, six RBIs, and one run scored in the win. Wander Franco went 2-4 with one double, one walk, and two runs scored for Tampa. Javy Guerra improved to 1-0 and Yimi Garcia fell to 4-5 on the season.
Pitching Matchup: Alek Manoah (14-7, 2.40 ERA, 1.01 HIP) vs Drew Rasmussen (10-6, 2.92 ERA, 1.07 WHIP)
Tonights Pick:
Toronto has hit a recent rough patch as they are just 1-4 in their last five games overall, 4-8 in their last 12 against Tampa Bay, and 2-6 in their last eight games in Tampa. However, the Blue Jays have been playing well on the road as they are 12-5 in their last 17 games away from Rogers Centre. Tampa is 15-5 in their last 20 games at home and 5-5 in their last 10 overall.
Alek Manoah powers the Blue Jays to a win.
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MLB
Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Rays
Team Records
TOR | Team Records | TB |
---|---|---|
6-3 | Home | 7-8 |
7-7 | Road | 5-4 |
10-10 | vRHP | 7-7 |
3-0 | vLHP | 5-5 |
10-7 | vs>.500 | 4-7 |
3-3 | vs<.500 | 8-5 |
7-3 | Last10 | 4-6 |
12-8 | Last20 | 10-10 |
13-10 | Last30 | 12-12 |
Team Stats
TOR | Team Stats | TB |
---|---|---|
3.68 | ERA | 3.88 |
.238 | Batting Avg Against | .230 |
1.24 | WHIP | 1.20 |
.294 | BABIP | .282 |
8.0% | BB% | 7.7% |
25.1% | K% | 24.0% |
76.4% | LOB% | 73.2% |
.260 | Batting Avg | .256 |
.415 | SLG | .443 |
.746 | OPS | .770 |
.331 | OBP | .327 |
Pitchers
A. Manoah | D. Rasmussen | |
---|---|---|
87.1 | Innings | 44.2 |
19 | GS | 8 |
3-9 | W-L | 4-2 |
5.87 | ERA | 2.62 |
8.14 | K/9 | 9.47 |
6.08 | BB/9 | 2.22 |
1.55 | HR/9 | 0.40 |
71.4% | LOB% | 77.4% |
13.8% | HR/FB% | 6.5% |
6.03 | FIP | 2.55 |
5.84 | xFIP | 3.11 |
.268 | AVG | .218 |
19.0% | K% | 26.6% |
14.2% | BB% | 6.2% |
5.64 | SIERA | 3.45 |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | ST-PC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/3 NYY | Taillon ML N/A | L1-9 TOTAL N/A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 55-91 |
4/28 BOS | Whitlock ML N/A | W1-0 TOTAL N/A | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 63-92 |
4/23 HOU | Urquidy ML N/A | W3-2 TOTAL N/A | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 70-95 |
4/17 OAK | Oller ML N/A | W4-3 TOTAL N/A | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 55-84 |
4/11 NYY | Taillon ML N/A | W3-0 TOTAL N/A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 52-89 |
Date | Opp | W/L | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | ST-PC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/2 OAK | Jefferies ML N/A | W6-1 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 51-83 |
4/27 SEA | Gonzales ML N/A | W3-2 TOTAL N/A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 54-84 |
4/20 CHC | Stroman ML N/A | W8-2 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 48-79 |
4/15 CHW | Cease ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 47-68 |
4/9 BAL | Lyles ML N/A | W5-3 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 41-64 |
Betting Trends
TOR | Betting Trends | TB |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
0-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
4.67 | Avg Score | 7.33 |
8 | Avg Opp Score | 5.33 |
AWAY | HOME | |
0-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
4.67 | Avg Score | 7.33 |
8 | Avg Opp Score | 5.33 |
TOR | Betting Trends | TB |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
7.2 | Avg Score | 4.4 |
8 | Avg Opp Score | 5 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
6.6 | Avg Score | 4.4 |
7.8 | Avg Opp Score | 5 |
TOR | Betting Trends | TB |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
6 | Avg Score | 4.7 |
6 | Avg Opp Score | 3.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
6.6 | Avg Score | 4.4 |
6.3 | Avg Opp Score | 3.7 |