Rays and Blue Jays face off in season opener

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays

St. Petersburg, Florida; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (0-0); Rays: Zach Eflin (0-0)

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays open the season at home against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Tampa Bay had a 99-63 record overall and a 53-28 record at home last season. The Rays slugged .445 with a .776 OPS as a team in the 2023 season.

Toronto had an 89-73 record overall and a 46-35 record in road games last season. The Blue Jays slugged .417 as a team last season with 3.1 extra base hits per game.

INJURIES: Rays: Taj Bradley: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Shane Baz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Aranda: 60-Day IL (finger), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Blue Jays: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.