Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction & Betting Tips - MLB
by Joseph King | in MLB Prediction
A potentially pivotal clash in the AL East sees the Toronto Blue Jays hosting the Tampa Bay Rays at the Rogers Center in downtown Toronto. Both teams are involved in a neck-and-neck race for second-place in the division as the Blue Jays currently hold the position with their 81-62 record. The Rays are right on their heels however with a record of 79-63 putting them only a game and a half behind their division rivals. With the playoffs fast approaching, both sides will be hoping to improve their standing in the Wild Card race. As things stand at the moment, both the Rays and the Blue Jays each hold one of the three available spots with Mariners filling the final spot. These two teams are set to face off four more times this season after this matchup so we could yet still see their fortunes change.
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Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Form
Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays's standings in the MLB
| Teams | % | P | W | L |
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8
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0.568 | 162 | 92 | 70 |
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13
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0.531 | 162 | 86 | 76 |
Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays Last Matches
Toronto Blue Jays
Last matches
W
L
W
W
L
W
Victories
2/6 (33%)
Defeats
4/6 (67%)
7 Sep 2022 - MLB
Baltimore Orioles
1 :
4
Toronto Blue Jays
9 Aug 2022 - MLB
Baltimore Orioles
6 :
5
Toronto Blue Jays
4 Jul 2022 - MLB
Oakland Athletics
5 :
1
Toronto Blue Jays
29 Jun 2022 - MLB
Toronto Blue Jays
5 :
6
Boston Red Sox
18 Jun 2022 - MLB
Toronto Blue Jays
0 :
4
New York Yankees
6 Jun 2022 - MLB
Kansas City Royals
0 :
8
Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Rays
Last matches
L
L
L
L
W
L
Victories
4/6 (67%)
Defeats
2/6 (33%)
25 Aug 2022 - MLB
Tampa Bay Rays
8 :
3
Los Angeles Angels
15 Aug 2022 - MLB
New York Yankees
0 :
4
Tampa Bay Rays
10 Aug 2022 - MLB
Milwaukee Brewers
4 :
3
Tampa Bay Rays
31 Jul 2022 - MLB
Tampa Bay Rays
3 :
5
Cleveland Guardians
5 Jul 2022 - MLB
Boston Red Sox
4 :
8
Tampa Bay Rays
26 Jun 2022 - MLB
Tampa Bay Rays
4 :
2
Pittsburgh Pirates
Toronto Blue Jays against Tampa Bay Rays : Head to Head (H2H)
Toronto Blue Jays
33 %
Tampa Bay Rays
67 %
30 Sep 2020 - MLB
Tampa Bay Rays
8 :
2
Toronto Blue Jays
29 Sep 2020 - MLB
Tampa Bay Rays
3 :
1
Toronto Blue Jays
24 Aug 2020 - MLB
Tampa Bay Rays
4 :
6
Toronto Blue Jays
23 Aug 2020 - MLB
Tampa Bay Rays
5 :
4
Toronto Blue Jays
22 Aug 2020 - MLB
Tampa Bay Rays
2 :
1
Toronto Blue Jays
21 Aug 2020 - MLB
Tampa Bay Rays
5 :
6
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays - Tampa Bay Rays: Form Analysis
The Blue Jays have been a consistent side both home and away and haven’t seen a huge deviation in their results. Toronto is 41-30 at home compared to 40-32 on the road and will be looking to win their third straight against Tampa Bay and close out this lengthy five game series with a 4-1 record. The Rays, on the other hand, have struggled at times away from home and are just 32-39 on the road compared to their excellent home record of 47-24. Tampa Bay was only able to take one game in this series so far, winning game two by a score of 4-2 before dropping the next two. A win to close out the series would put them just a half game behind Toronto in the standings.
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Toronto Blue Jays & Tampa Bay Rays Squad Analysis
The Rays will be hoping for another strong performance from their young star pitcher Shane McClanahan. The 25-year-old second year pro is 11-5 on the season with an excellent ERA of 2.20 through his 24 starts. McClanahan was on the top of his game in his last outing, giving up only four hits through six innings while striking out nine batters on his way to the shutout and a game the Rays would eventually win 4-3. He’ll face off against Kevin Gausman who is 12-9 on the season with a respectable 3.31 ERA. Guasman had a tough outing in his last appearance, making it only five innings before giving up five earned runs on eight hits.
Toronto Blue Jays - Tampa Bay Rays Key Points
- These two teams have faced off 14 times this season and have split the results a perfect 7-7 so far.
- Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman has been noticeably worse when pitching at home this season and holds a 4-6 record with 4.48 ERA compared to 8-3 with a 2.45 ERA on the road.
- The Rays have been better against right-handed pitchers in recent weeks, hitting a 13th-best .710 team OPS against righties in the last 30 days.
- The Blue Jays rank second best in all of baseball in team OPS against righties but drop to 11th in team OPS when facing left-handed pitchers.
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Our Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction
We’re going to back the Tampa Bay Rays to get the win as the road underdogs in this game. Getting better than even money here gives this pick some good value for a series where the two teams have played each other extremely closely this season. Gausman’s struggles at the Rogers Center have continued all season and there is a substantial difference of more than a full 2.00 ERA between his home and road starts. The Blue Jays will have to contend with the Rays lefty Shane McClanahan who has been having an excellent season and is coming off a six-inning shutout in his last start.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays - Other Interesting Predictions
Tampa Bay Rays +1.5 spread
We could see a pitchers duel here between two good starters. Gausman’s home form has us leaning towards the visitors in what could wind up being a one run game either way.
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