Toronto Blue Jays (73-81, fifth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (76-78, fourth in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Yariel Rodriguez (1-6, 4.29 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (6-11, 4.39 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 143 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rays -137, Blue Jays +116; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays play the Toronto Blue Jays with a 1-0 series lead.
Tampa Bay has a 76-78 record overall and a 40-39 record in home games. The Rays have a 22-8 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Toronto is 35-44 in road games and 73-81 overall. The Blue Jays have a 57-11 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Saturday's game is the 12th time these teams meet this season. The Rays are ahead 7-4 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Christopher Morel has 11 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 57 RBI while hitting .197 for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 11-for-32 with three doubles over the last 10 games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 42 doubles, a triple and 30 home runs while hitting .322 for the Blue Jays. Davis Schneider is 9-for-34 with a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .240 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored by one run
Blue Jays: 5-5, .236 batting average, 2.73 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Rays: Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (elbow), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (finger), Will Wagner: 60-Day IL (knee), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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