The Toronto Blue Jays will be taking on their divisional rival Tampa Bay Rays in a Tuesday showdown. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET and RSN Sports is in line to showcase the action.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays Odds
The Blue Jays have gone 46-69 SU this year and are 56-58 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 15.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 7.7 units ATS. The Rays, on the other hand, are 65-49 SU and 61-52 ATS. They’ve lost 0.5 units for moneyline bettors while earning 3.4 units ATS.
Tampa Bay games have an over/under record of 51-55-7 in 2019. Toronto has an over/under record of 55-54-5.
Trent Thornton will get the nod for the visiting Blue Jays. The right-handed Thornton is 4-7 with a 5.23 ERA and 102 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with eight strikeouts and a 9.39 ERA against Tampa Bay this year (two starts).
The Rays are handing the ball to righty Andrew Kittredge (1-0, 2.52 ERA), who has 30 strikeouts and six walks, along with a 1.28 WHIP. Kittredge is 0-0 with seven strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA in one start against Toronto this year.
Tampa Bay’s pitching staff has allowed 3.9 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. The club’s starters have a 3.32 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.83 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 54 games against AL East foes, Rays starters have an ERA of 3.41 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.80.
The Tampa Bay hitters have produced 4.7 runs per outing, including 4.7 per game against divisional foes and 6.4 per game over their last five. The team has hit .287/.380/.534 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
Outfielders Tommy Pham and Avisail Garcia have led the Rays’ batters this year. Pham is hitting .272/.372/.453 with 16 home runs, 48 RBIs, 52 runs and 13 stolen bases, and Garcia’s line is .279/.338/.447 with 14 homers, 51 RBIs and 45 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Toronto’s pitching staff allowed 5.0 runs per game and its starters own a 5.18 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 7.26 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.17, along with a WHIP of 1.50.
Blue Jays hitters have slashed .237/.305/.420 on their way to 4.5 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Freddy Galvis and Randal Grichuk continue to lead Toronto’s offense. Galvis is slashing .273/.306/.456 with 18 home runs, 54 RBIs and 54 runs scored, while Grichuk is hitting .239/.295/.427 with 18 homers, 49 RBIs and 50 runs scored.
The Blue Jays have lost 18.6 units and are 36-40 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 37 of those games, compared to 35 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Rays have lost 1.8 units and are 37-34 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has cashed in 33 of those games, compared to 33 that went under the total.
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Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Blue Jays, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in zero of Tampa Bay’s last seven games.
- The Blue Jays have a total OPS of .725 this season and an OPS of .722 against right-handed pitchers. The Rays’ OPS stands at .763 overall and .768 against righties.
- Tampa Bay has recorded 27.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 26.4 over its last five.
- The Blue Jays have hit 26 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rays have hit 19 over their last 10.
