Whit Merrifield leads the Toronto Blue Jays (84-66) into a contest versus the Tampa Bay Rays (83-67), after his two-homer showing in a 10-5 defeat to the Rays, starting at 7:10 PM ET on Friday.
Oddsmakers project the Rays as a small favorite (-117 to win on the moneyline) against the Blue Jays (-102). The Rays will start Jeffrey Springs (9-4) against the Blue Jays and Mitch White. The game’s over/under is 7.
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Rays vs. Blue Jays Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Rays
- Tampa Bay played as the moneyline favorite for five of its last 10 games, and finished 2-3 in those matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings, the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over four times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
- Tampa Bay is 4-6-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.
Blue Jays
- Toronto has been the underdog once in the past 10 games and lost that contest.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Blue Jays and their opponents are 6-3-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
- Toronto has a record of 6-4-0 ATS over its last 10 games.
Rays vs. Blue Jays Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Jeffrey Springs
- The Rays have gone 11-11-0 against the spread when Springs starts.
- The Rays are 12-4 in Springs’ 16 starts this season with Tampa Bay as the moneyline favorite.
- Springs’ team is 16-6 in his 22 starts.
- Springs’ starts with a set total this season have hit the over in five of 22 contests.
Projected starter: Mitch White
- The right-hander did not appear in a game when his team was the moneyline underdog last season.
Rays Batting Leaders
- Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with a .292 batting average.
- Diaz’s home runs rank 191st in MLB and he ranks 112th in RBI in MLB.
- Randy Arozarena has made the most of his opportunities as he leads his team with 81 runs batted in.
- Arozarena currently ranks 64th in home runs and 30th in RBI in the majors.
- Arozarena has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with three doubles, two walks and three RBI.
- Isaac Paredes paces the Rays with 20 home runs.
- Harold Ramirez has 22 doubles, six home runs and 18 walks while batting .307.
Blue Jays Batting Leaders
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in home runs this season with 30 while driving in 88 runs.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Guerrero’s home run total is 16th, and his RBI total is 19th.
- Bo Bichette leads Toronto in runs batted in (90) this season. He’s batting .285 while slugging .475.
- Bichette is 38th among hitters in MLB in homers, and 17th in RBI.
- Bichette has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a double, three walks and two RBI.
- George Springer is slashing .263/.341/.459 this season for the Blue Jays.
- Springer has safely hit in six games in a row. During his last 10 games he is batting .293 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs, two walks and nine RBI.
- Alejandro Kirk leads Toronto in batting average (.298) this season while adding 13 home runs and 61 RBI.
- Kirk enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with four walks and four RBI.
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