Tampa Bay Rays (57-42, first in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (46-54, fifth in the AL East)
Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (7-5, 3.26 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (4-8, 4.33 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 116 strikeouts)
LINE: Rays -116, Blue Jays -106; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays lead 1-0 in a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto has a 46-54 record overall and a 25-28 record in home games. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 4.15 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.
Tampa Bay has a 57-42 record overall and a 22-27 record in road games. The Rays have the fifth-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .332.
Tuesday's game is the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The Rays have a 6-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 22 home runs while slugging .450. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 8 for 39 with two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jonathan Aranda has 17 doubles, 14 home runs and 65 RBIs for the Rays. Victor Mesa Jr. is 9 for 32 with a double and five home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .227 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by nine runs
Rays: 4-6, .263 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jesus Sanchez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Jesse Scholtens: 15-Day IL (wrist), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (ankle), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
