Tampa Bay Rays (47-34) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (41-38)
July 2, 2021 7:07 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Blue Jays / Tampa Bay Rays ; Over/Under: -
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The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays meet Friday in MLB action at Sahlen Field. The Rays look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Blue Jays look for a win after splitting their last six games.
The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 13 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last eight games. The Rays have lost six of their last nine games when scoring four or more runs. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 76 hits and 40 RBI while Austin Meadows and Joey Wendle have combined for 132 hits and 87 RBI. Luis Patino gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. This will be Patino’s second career game against the Blue Jays.
The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 18 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last seven games. The Blue Jays have won six of their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 96 hits and 66 RBI while Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette have combined for 188 hits and 106 RBI. Alek Manoah gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 3.34 ERA and 33 strikeouts this season. This will be Manoah’s first career game against the Rays.
The Rays are 0-8 in their last 8 road games and 4-10 in their last 14 overall. The Blue Jays are 0-4 in their last 4 Friday games and 8-3 in their last 11 overall. The under is 5-2 in Rays last 7 Friday games. The over is 3-1-1 in Blue Jays last 5 overall. The Rays are 6-0 in the last 6 meetings in Toronto and 40-18 in the last 58 meetings.
The Rays are back in this inconsistent stretch and the pitching staff seems to be what’s letting them down lately. The Blue Jays offense continues to produce and Manoah has been solid for a rookie, allowing one or less earned runs in three of his last four starts. I have to side with the Blue Jays at home.
