Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction 05-23-2023 MLB Picks
Tampa Bay Rays (35-14) vs Toronto Blue Jays (25-23)
2023-05-23 18:40:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Tampa Bay Rays -132 / Toronto Blue Jays +105 --- Over/Under: 8
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The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays meet Tuesday in MLB action at Tropicana Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Blue Jays have lost 5 of their last 7 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 65 hits and 30 RBI, while Matt Chapman and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 104 hits and 51 RBI. Jose Berrios gets the ball, and he is 3-4 with a 4.61 ERA and 52 strikeouts this season. Berrios is 2-4 with a 5.44 ERA and 42 strikeouts in his career against the Rays.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 9 of their last 11 games. The Rays have won 6 of their last 10 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 53 hits and 37 RBI, while Wander Franco and Yandy Diaz have combined for 102 hits and 50 RBI. Taj Bradley gets the ball, and he is 3-0 with a 3.54 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. This will be Bradley’s first career game against the Blue Jays.
Trends
The Blue Jays are 3-7 in their last 10 road games and 0-5 in their last 5 overall. The Rays are 40-12 in their last 52 home games and 5-2 in their last 7 Tuesday games. The over is 8-2 in Blue Jays last 10 road games. The over is 9-2 in Rays last 11 overall. The Blue Jays are 18-38 in the last 56 meetings in Tampa Bay and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
Jose Berrios hasn’t been as reliable as he’s been in the past, and he’s had issues against the Rays in his career. The jury is still out on Taj Bradley given that he has just 20 career innings under his belt, but he’s held up well so far, and he has the Rays’ lineup to back him up if there’s growing pains at some point. It’s just hard to bet against the Rays and their consistency, especially when getting cheap prices. Give me the Rays.