The Toronto Blue Jays are heading south to take on their AL East foe Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The matchup starts at 7:10 p.m. ET and you can catch it on YouT.
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays Odds
Toronto (+195) is entering this one as the underdog against Tampa Bay (-215) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this game at 9 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total currently stand at -120 for the over and +100 for the under. Runline odds sit at -110 for taking the Blue Jays +1.5 runs and -110 for the Rays -1.5.
The Blue Jays have gone 55-85 SU this year and are 70-70 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 18.7 units for moneyline gamblers and 5.0 units ATS. Toronto has covered the spread just twice over its last seven games and the under has hit in five of those seven. The Rays, on the other hand, are 82-59 SU and 71-70 ATS. They’ve lost 3.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 8.6 units ATS. Tampa Bay has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Rays games have an over/under record of 67-67-7 in 2019. The Blue Jays have been a decent under bet with a total record of 63-70-7.
Trent Thornton will get the nod for the visiting Blue Jays. The right-handed Thornton (4-9, 5.34 ERA) has racked up 123 punchouts in 129.2 innings so far. He’s 0-1 with 10 strikeouts and an 11.12 ERA against Tampa Bay this year (three starts).
The Rays are handing the ball to righty Austin Pruitt (2-0, 4.78 ERA), who’s got 33 strikeouts and nine walks, along with a 1.27 WHIP. Pruitt is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA against Toronto this year.
Tampa Bay’s pitchers have yielded 4.0 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has an ERA of 3.51, a WHIP of 1.13 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 10.2. The bullpen has a 3.80 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 9.4 K/9. In 63 games against divisional foes, Rays starters have an ERA of 3.50 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.54.
The Tampa Bay hitters are putting up 4.7 runs per outing, including 4.6 per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over their last five. The team has hit .262/.339/.457 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
The Rays’ offense has been led by Tommy Pham and Austin Meadows. Pham is slashing .280/.380/.467 with 20 home runs, 61 RBIs, 66 runs and 19 stolen bases, and Meadows has put up a line of .280/.348/.539 with 26 homers, 73 RBIs and 63 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Toronto’s pitchers have allowed 5.0 runs per game and its starters own a 5.10 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 7.42 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.35, along with a WHIP of 1.48.
The Blue Jays offense has slashed .235/.304/.424 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game this year, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Toronto’s offense has been sparked by Freddy Galvis and Randal Grichuk. Galvis is hitting .267/.299/.444 with 18 home runs, 54 RBIs and 55 runs scored, while Grichuk (.232/.284/.434) is up to 24 homers, 62 RBIs and 63 runs scored.
The Blue Jays have lost 19.3 units and are 47-46 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 42 of those games, compared to 46 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Rays have netted 0.3 units and are 43-47 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in 45 of those games, compared to 40 that went under.
Blue Jays at Rays Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Blue Jays, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- Toronto has recorded 14 extra-base hits over its last five contests. Tampa Bay has 15 XBH over its last five.
- The Blue Jays have a team OPS of .728 this season and an OPS of .722 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Rays’ OPS sits at .756 overall and .762 versus righties.
- The Blue Jays have lost five of their last six games SU while the Rays have won six of their last seven.
- Tampa Bay has recorded 22.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.4 over its last five.
- The Blue Jays have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games, including eight over their last five.
