The Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays meet Sunday in MLB action from Tropicana Field. Here’s a Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Rays vs Blue Jays pick.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
In their last series the Jays took on the Texas Rangers. Toronto lost the first pair in that set before a 4-0 win in the finale. After a 1-0 loss to Tampa Bay on Friday, in game two the Blue Jays took a 3-2 loss. Starter Yariel Rodriguez finished with 4.0 innings and three earned runs.
As starter for the finale, the Jays didn’t immediately announce a name.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
Over on the Rays’ side, they took on the Boston Red Sox in their last set. Tampa Bay lost Wednesday 2-1 but won the other two games. On Saturday the Rays posted two runs in the third inning and never looked back. Taj Bradley managed 5.0 innings and one earned run as starter.
Shane Baz will start for Tampa Bay on Sunday. This year Baz is 3-3 with a 3.21 ERA in 12 starts. Baz is 6-5 with a 3.51 ERA in 21 starts over his career.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rays’ last nine games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Blue Jays’ last eight road games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rays’ last eight games.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last six day games.
Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts
- Dylan Carlson has recorded two or more total bases in each of his three previous appearances against the Blue Jays.
- Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one hit in 11 of his last 12 appearances.
- Brandon Lowe has scored at least one run in each of the Rays’ last five Sunday games at Tropicana Field.
- Jose Siri has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Dylan Carlson has recorded an RBI in three of his last four home appearances against AL East opponents.
- Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances in day games.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Bo Bichette has scored at least one run in each of his last four appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Daulton Varsho has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Bo Bichette has recorded at least one RBI in seven of his last eight road appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one Single in each of the Blue Jays’ last six games against AL East opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 27 games against AL East opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Blue Jays’ last 27 games against AL East opponents.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
I’m probably leaning toward the Rays. Baz should be pretty good here. He’s on a solid run lately, despite going a tepid 1-1 in his last three starts. In that trio Baz has given up five earned runs in 18.1 total frames.
On Saturday the Rays were out-hit 9-7 but utilized a couple of big innings to get the victory. Vladimir Guerrero notched three hits, while Spencer Horwitz logged two hits with an RBI and a run. I like Tampa Bay to keep it up Sunday.