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The 32-year-old left-hander holds a solid 3.74 ERA and 170:46 K:BB in 158.2 innings (30 starts) this season with Toronto. (cbssports.com)
Servais said left-hander Robbie Ray, who won the 2021 AL Cy Young Award with the Blue Jays after going 13-7 with a 2.84 ERA and 248 strikeouts, will face his former team in Game 2 on Saturday. (columbian.com)
Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (neck) is listed as the team's probable starter on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. (rtsports.com)
Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (back), who was removed from his last start with a left-back spasm, will throw a bullpen session on Friday to make sure he can start on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics. (rtsports.com)
Toronto ace left-hander Robbie Ray (13-6, 2.68 earned-run average) is scheduled to start Thursday against right-hander Corey Kluber (5-3, 3.82). (reddeeradvocate.com)
Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin (9-12) lost for the first time in three starts, allowing six runs and 10 hits in six innings. (yahoo.com)
Rays left-hander Jeffrey Springs was recently diagnosed with ulnar neuritis and just a few days later was reported to require Tommy John surgery. (sonsofsamhorn.net)
Caminero made it 10-3 when he homered off left-hander Tim Mayza in the fifth. (espn.com)
Both teams promoted Triple-A pitchers to start the regular season finale, with Tampa Bay recalling left-hander Jacob Lopez from Durham and the Blue Jays selecting the contract of right-hander Wes Parsons from Buffalo. (espn.com)
Left-hander Barry Zito officially announced his retirement from baseball today in an honest, insightful column for the Players Tribune . (mlbtraderumors.com)
Toronto will start left-hander Robbie Ray. (sportsbooks.ag)
The left-hander is 12-5 with a 2.64 ERA in 29 appearances. (sportsbooks.ag)
They have no answers for the left-hander and will not in this game either. (sportsbooks.ag)
Getting the ball for the Rays will be left-hander - and Baltimore native - Shane McClanahan, who is 3-3 with a 4.05 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched. (camdenchat.com)
Left-hander Shane McClanahan (12-7, 2.51 ERA) has the starting assignment for the Rays on Saturday. (houstonnews.net)
The left-hander has turned in a pair of good performances and two poor ones in September, going 1-2 with a 4.58 ERA. (oaklandtimes.com)
Now they've once again lost left-hander Chris Sale to injury, this time due to a broken left pinky suffered after Sale was hit in the hand by a line drive. (centralmaine.com)
The left-hander has one of the best fastballs in all of baseball. (jaysjournal.com)
If the left-hander was able to harness his command and wasn't always pitching himself in and out of trouble, that already impressive ERA would be a lot lower than where it is right now. (jaysjournal.com)
Toronto also optioned ideal-hander Shaun Anderson to Triple-A Buffalo and transferred left-hander Tayler Saucedo to the 60-working day hurt list. (exposework.com)
Switch hitter Jonathan Herrera started Monday night against right-hander Tanner Scheppers , but with the Rangers starting left-hander Martin Perez on Tuesday, Roberts will be in the starting lineup, Farrell said. (espn.com)
Texas is throwing another left-hander, Robbie Ross , on Wednesday, so presumably Roberts will start in back-to-back games. (espn.com)
The Blue Jays are scheduled to start left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu (3-3, 3.31 ERA) on Saturday. (vancouvernews.net)
They originally had Ryu going on Friday but went with left-hander Yusei Kikuchi instead. (vancouvernews.net)

Yusei Kikuchi will get the start for the Blue Jays (88-71, 42-36 home) as they host the Rays (97-62, 44-34 away) at Rogers Centre. (bangthebook.com)
The Blue Jays will turn to Yusei Kikuchi for the start, who has a 10-6 record this season. (bangthebook.com)
Blue Jays LHP Yusei Kikuchi (10-6) and Rays RHP Taj Bradley (5-7) are Sunday's starters. (espn.com)

Rays starter Shane McClanahan held the Jays lineup to one run on four hits in seven innings while outfielder Luke Raley did his best Shohei Ohtani impression, pitching on Tuesday and then hitting a home run on Wednesday as the Rays earned an easy 7-3 win. (covers.com)
The Rays should jump out to an early lead in this one and hold the lead through five innings. (covers.com)
Kikuchi came away with a no-decision Friday in the Blue Jays ' 5-4 win over the Royals, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over five innings. (cbssports.com)
In his final five starts, Ray had a 5.27 ERA and allowed eight home runs in 27 1/3 innings. (columbian.com)
The Japanese hurler has been solid for the Jays in 2023 with a 3.74 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 170 strikeouts in 158 2/3 innings over 30 starts, and he's been even better in the second half with a 3.03 ERA (2.80 FIP) and 74 K's in 65 1/3 frames over 12 starts. (rtsports.com)
The right-hander had recently led the Twins to a memorable World Series win over the Braves, out-pitching John Smoltz with ten shutout innings in the deciding seventh game. (mlbtraderumors.com)
Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman allowed three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven shutout innings. (srnnews.com)
The 6-foot-6 right-hander was coming off an outing Tuesday in which he gave up one hit and had a career-high 12 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings against the Toronto Blue Jays. (wkbn.com)
The veteran right-hander, who beforehand said it would be somewhat bittersweet to take the mound for the start of the pandemic-delayed season because fans, family and friends couldn't be in the fans to share the moment with him, was at a loss to explain why he allowed six runs and seven hits in just four innings. (clickorlando.com)
Blue Jays starter Hyun-Jin Ryu, second in NL Cy Young voting when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, allowed three runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings. (clickorlando.com)
In 10 starts at AAA, the right-hander was 3-0 with a 1.76 ERA, striking out 64 in 46.0 innings pitched. (sportsbooks.ag)
He has not faced the Orioles yet, but is coming off of a strong start during which he held the Blue Jays to one run on four hits in four innings. (camdenchat.com)
His line isn't as bad as it looks mind you, as he pitched five scoreless innings against the Rays in his last start. (bluebirdbanter.com)
He allowed three home runs and posted only two strikeouts in his most recent start, against the Toronto Blue Jays last Sunday, surrendering four runs on six hits and two walks over five innings in a 7-1 loss. (houstonnews.net)
At home on Sept. 20, McClanahan allowed five runs on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts over four innings in a 5-0 Rays loss that saw him depart in the fifth inning with neck tightness. (houstonnews.net)
Bradley yielded just one run on three hits in five innings during the Rays' 6-2 victory against Los Angeles, though he wasn't involved in the decision. (oaklandtimes.com)
The Rays pounded him on Sept. 23, when he allowed five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. (vancouvernews.net)
Considering playing the Rays on the run line through five innings is plus money, it's a bet I have to take. (justbaseball.com)
The model has the Rays leading through five innings in 60% of the simulations, giving them an implied first-five ML of -150. (justbaseball.com)
Lefty Jeffrey Springs starts for the Rays coming off a Saturday outing in Baltimore (four runs, seven hits, 4 1/3 innings) that was the worst of his eight starts since moving into the rotation May 9. (tampabay.com)
Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios (4-4) allowed one run, five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings. (thestpetersburgnews.net)
Rays right-hander Taj Bradley (3-1) gave up nine hits and four runs while amassing seven strikeouts and no walks in four innings. (thestpetersburgnews.net)

Matz joins a rotation led by fellow lefties Hyun Jin Ryu and Robbie Ray, as well as right-handers Nate Pearson and Tanner Roark. (thescore.com)
Blue Jays: LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (3-1, 2.25 ERA) is expected to start Friday as the Blue Jays begin a three-game series at Colorado. (yahoo.com)

Robbie Ray, Mariners. (wsls.com)
The Blue Jays have pitching coach Pete Walker at their disposal, who was able to fix a similar issue with Robbie Ray this past offseason, which has turned him into a legitimate All-Star candidate. (jaysjournal.com)

Isaac Paredes has been a bright spot for the Rays in 2023, leading the team with 31 home runs and 97 RBIs. (bangthebook.com)
2023 Blue Jays Aggregator. (bluejaysaggr.com)

One day removed from a 20-run outburst, Toronto's troubles at The Trop returned on Wednesday, as Blue Jays hitters were stymied by Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay bullpen in a 7-3 Rays victory. (covers.com)
Rays: LHP Shane McClanahan (left arm) was moved from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL, which means his season is over. (wkbn.com)

He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. (wikipedia.org)
He signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on April 6 and was assigned to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays. (wikipedia.org)
Maybe the Toronto Blue Jays should have saved some of those runs for the rest of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays. (covers.com)
The Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer rounds the bases for an inside-the-park home run against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sept. 24. (theglobeandmail.com)
George Springer hit an inside-the-park, three-run homer, made a diving catch and threw out a runner, helping the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-5 on Sunday to take two of three in a series of potential playoff opponents. (theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman (12-9) is scheduled to face the visiting New York Yankees on Tuesday night. (theglobeandmail.com)
Check out my prediction for game one of this AL East matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays. (bangthebook.com)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- - Josh Lowe hit a three-run homer and a walk-off single that capped a two-run ninth inning, lifting Tampa Bay over the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Saturday after the Rays wasted a five-run lead. (espn.com)
The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Minnesota Twins in the MLB Wildcard series after clinching a postseason berth. (cp24.com)
The Seattle Mariners take to the field during a baseball workout, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Toronto, ahead of the team's wildcard playoff game against the Toronto Blue Jays. (columbian.com)
TORONTO - There's a whole lot riding on Alek Manoah's first career playoff start, but the Toronto Blue Jays All-Star right-hander isn't the least bit fazed about facing the Seattle Mariners in Friday's wild-card opener. (columbian.com)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays, however, will get an extra edge from playing the entire series at home, where a loud, rabid fan base is ready for its first in-person look at postseason baseball since 2016, when Toronto made the second of consecutive ALCS appearances. (columbian.com)
The Blue Jays don't have an abundance of playoff experience, either, although most core players got a two-game taste in 2020 when Toronto was swept at Tampa Bay in the wild card round that followed the pandemic-shortened season. (columbian.com)
The New York Mets have traded left-handed pitcher Steven Matz to the Toronto Blue Jays for a trio of right-handed pitchers in Sean Reid-Foley, Yennsy Diaz, and Josh Winckowski, the teams announced Wednesday. (thescore.com)
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (finger) is out of a cast after visiting with his surgeon on Wednesday, although he's now in a splint. (rtsports.com)
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (knee) entered Thursday's 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees as a pinch-hitter and had an RBI groundout. (rtsports.com)
Right-hander Chad Green has been reinstated by the Toronto Blue Jays from the 60-day injured list. (yahoo.com)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays got a big win, while the Tampa Bay Rays lost more than a game. (yahoo.com)
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was held out of the starting lineup for a second straight day on Thursday as he rests a sore knee. (yahoo.com)
Morris won 21 games for the 1992 Blue Jays, and Toronto captured its first World Series title. (mlbtraderumors.com)
TORONTO - Bo Bichette hit a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning - his second homer of the game - to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a much-needed 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. (reddeeradvocate.com)
Marcus Semien had the other Toronto homer as the Blue Jays took a 5-2 lead into the sixth inning behind a solid start from Jose Berrios. (reddeeradvocate.com)
TORONTO (AP) - Alejandro Kirk had three hits and three RBIs, Chris Bassitt and Jay Jackson combined on a five-hitter and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Washington Nationals 7-0 on Wednesday. (yahoo.com)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Cavan Biggio hit a three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays began their still-in-progress odyssey by topping the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Friday night in a season opener. (clickorlando.com)
Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo said it felt "awesome" after all the uncertainty the Blue Jays have endured recently. (clickorlando.com)
This site is not affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays or MLB. (bluejaysaggr.com)
TORONTO -- - Jonathan Aranda hit his first career grand slam and drove in six runs, Tampa Bay homered three times to set a single-season team record and the Rays roughed up the Toronto Blue Jays 12-8 on the final day of the regular season Sunday, helping to set up a wild card meeting with the Texas Rangers . (espn.com)
Toronto lost Ray but signed Gausman, and so far that exchange is working out well. (wsls.com)
The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay in a battle of two teams looking to secure their playoff spots, and here's the best Blue Jays vs. Rays betting pick for Monday, September 20, 2021. (sportsbooks.ag)
They handled the Rays the last time these teams met, taking two of the three games in Toronto. (sportsbooks.ag)
Taylor Walls hit a tiebreaking two-run single in a three-run 10th inning and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5 on Saturday afternoon. (canadanews.net)
Despite blowing a ninth-inning lead on Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays feel good about the state of their game heading into the last seven games of the regular season. (oaklandtimes.com)
On Sunday afternoon in a significant matchup at St. Petersburg, Fla., Toronto will face Tampa Bay Rays in the finale of a three-game series between the American League East rivals. (oaklandtimes.com)
Toronto rallied from a 5-0 deficit in the middle contest, but closer Jordan Romano failed to hold a one-run lead as the Rays (95-61) came back to win 7-6 and assured themselves of -- at worst -- home-field advantage as the No. 1 AL wild-card team. (oaklandtimes.com)
The Boston Red Sox flipped an offensive switch Friday during their 9-8 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, after a frustrating-filled loss to the Toronto Blue Jays that saw Boston's lineup squander several golden opportunities at the plate in high-leverage situations. (nesn.com)
Kevin Plawecki, who provided two RBIs and finished 3-for-3, delivered his first three-hit game since July 22 against the Toronto Blue Jays - marking the 31-year-old's second three-hit performance this season. (nesn.com)
TORONTO - His activation not formal until Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Sergio Romo watched from a stadium restaurant as his new group gained a walkoff victory above Boston a night earlier at Rogers Centre. (exposework.com)
The Toronto Blue Jays can clinch a wild-card spot and win their three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon. (vancouvernews.net)
The Rays also want to limit the looks Toronto will have at some of their pitchers. (vancouvernews.net)
On Friday, Toronto had 16 hits against the five Rays pitchers. (vancouvernews.net)
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 21: Alek Manoah #6 of the Toronto Blue Jays delivers a pitch to the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning at Tropicana Field on September 21, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (justbaseball.com)
George Springer went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays demolished the Tampa Bay Rays 20-1 on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. (thestpetersburgnews.net)
3 Star MLB Moneyline CASH* The Toronto Blue Jays are a pretty good team. (infoplays.com)

On December 19, 2018, Santos signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. (wikipedia.org)
The Boston Red Sox (6-7) will be on the road Friday to take on the Tampa Bay Rays (7-6) for the first game of a three-game series. (vegasinsider.com)
The Tampa Bay Rays have had a decent start to the season and are 7-6 SU, 6-7 ATS, and have an O/U record of 6-7. (vegasinsider.com)
Guerrero hasn't started the last two games due to right-knee pain, but thankfully an MRI exam ruled out any structural damage, so he should be considered day-to-day heading into Friday's series opener at the Tampa Bay Rays. (rtsports.com)
The Yankees will close out their regular season with a weekend series against the East Division-leading Tampa Bay Rays. (reddeeradvocate.com)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Randy Arozarena lined an RBI single to right center to complete a three-run ninth inning off Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Guardians 6-5. (wkbn.com)
The Rangers-Rays series pits Texas first baseman and former Ray Nathaniel Lowe against his younger sibling Josh, a Tampa Bay outfielder. (espn.com)
St. Petersburg, FL - Randy Arozarena delivered a walk-off single to cap a three run 9th inning rally as the Tampa Bay Rays stunned the Cleveland Guardians with a 6-5 win. (sportstalkflorida.com)
Ray has handled Tampa Bay the season, making five starts against them, going 2-0. (sportsbooks.ag)
Tampa Bay will start right-hander Shane Baz. (sportsbooks.ag)
After dropping each of its first six games against the Rays, Baltimore took down Tampa Bay 6-1 yesterday, and with a victory tonight will take their first set against the Tropicanians since Aug. 2 of last year. (camdenchat.com)
While the Tampa Bay Rays never did run down the New York Yankees in the American League East, they did shave 12 games off what once was a 15 1/2-game deficit with a road win on Sept. 9. (houstonnews.net)
Tampa Bay (86-71) is still vying for home-field advantage in the wild-card round, but in the interim, the Rays will relish overcoming a spate of early injuries to make their way back to the playoffs. (houstonnews.net)
The Phillies announced this morning that right-hander Aaron Nola will make his major league debut on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. (phillymag.com)
Tampa Bay will give the ball to Taj Bradley (5-7, 5.36) In his most recent start, on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels, the rookie right-hander turned in his best performance since his last win on June 21. (oaklandtimes.com)
They've lost 10 of their last 14 games, all against the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays, and now stand at 48-45. (centralmaine.com)
The Venezuelan-born lefty spent four years in the Tampa Bay Rays organization, where he appeared in 149 games, a number of those coming against the Blue Jays. (jaysjournal.com)
Bogaerts, who played his 10th game against the Rays on, improved his batting average against Tampa Bay this season to .342 and his OPS to .997, totaling six extra-base hits when facing the division rival. (nesn.com)
Romo performed for Tampa Bay around areas of two seasons ('17, '18) when Montoyo was on the Rays' coaching personnel. (exposework.com)
The Blue Jays (89-71), who won two of three from the Rays last weekend in St. Petersburg, Fla., lead the season series with Tampa Bay 6-5. (vancouvernews.net)
Sign up for the Rays Report weekly newsletter to get fresh perspectives on the Tampa Bay Rays and the rest of the majors from sports columnist John Romano. (tampabay.com)

The right-hander allowed two runs on one hit and four walks over 2/3 of an inning. (thescore.com)
Prior to Friday's start against the Rays in which the right-hander allowed two home runs, Wacha had only allowed three at Fenway Park all season. (nesn.com)

That's not to say that Whitlock is inevitably headed down the same path, as Blue Jays right-hander Jordan Romano was diagnosed with the same ailment in April of 2021 but was back after just 10 days. (sonsofsamhorn.net)
I think everyone is motivated, hungry, especially because of what happened last year," Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano said. (espn.com)

But the bigger problem for the Blue Jays in this matchup is Alek Manoah . (covers.com)
The Rays opened this American League East matchup at what looked like an undervalued -130, likely due to Manoah's name. (covers.com)
The Rays lost the first matchup, but were able to win the next two. (vegasinsider.com)
Chris Bassitt became the American League's second 15-game winner and the Blue Jays beat the Rays 6-2 on Friday night in a matchup of teams holding the top two AL wild-card positions. (yahoo.com)

Kikuchi made an early exit from his last start Tuesday against the Yankees because of a left upper trap muscle cramp, but it was never much of a concern and he'll stay on turn this weekend versus the Rays. (cbssports.com)
The Yankees and Blue Jays will close out their three-game series Thursday night. (reddeeradvocate.com)
The Blue Jays outhit the Yankees 10-7. (reddeeradvocate.com)
Ray has a strong competitor for the Cy Young Award in Cole, the Yankees' ace, who ranks second to Ray in E.R.A. and strikeouts and has 15 wins to Ray's 12. (europenewsgazette.com)
The Yankees' Jose Trevino celebrates after hitting a home run off Rays pitcher Ralph Garza Jr. during the eighth inning Wednesday. (tampabay.com)
The Rays added some bullpen depth Thursday by reacquiring right-hander David McKay from the Yankees for cash considerations. (tampabay.com)
McKay, 27, signed with the Rays in mid-March, but in early April exercised an assignment clause in his contract (requiring placement on the 40-man roster) and was traded to the Yankees. (tampabay.com)

Blue Jays manager John Schneider and an athletic trainer went to check on Romano during the ninth. (espn.com)

It feels like he's been ready for this moment since he signed," interim Blue Jays manager John Schneider said of Manoah. (columbian.com)
We'll be ready to roll," Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. (espn.com)
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said, "This is what we can do. (vancouvernews.net)

Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz left in the third with right hamstring tightness. (theglobeandmail.com)
Yandy Diaz had four hits, and Diaz, Lowe and Christian Bethancourt homered for the Rays (95-61), who assured themselves no worse than the top AL wild card. (cp24.com)
Rays team MVP Yandy Diaz returned to action on Friday and hit a two-run home run while going 2-for-2 with a walk. (vancouvernews.net)

Paredes cut the Rays' deficit to 6-5 on a two-run drive in the seventh that gave him 94 RBIs. (theglobeandmail.com)
Santiago Espinal had two hits and two RBIs and Ernie Clement had two hits and drove in a run as the Blue Jays took two of three from the Nationals, denying Washington a sixth straight series victory. (yahoo.com)
Daulton Varsho hit a solo home run and notched three RBIs for the Blue Jays. (canadanews.net)

The right-hander Corey Kluber (0-0) is expected to get the start Friday. (vegasinsider.com)

The 12-run outburst on the final day gave the Rays 860 runs for the season, breaking the 2021 record of 857. (espn.com)

Blue Jays: Cimber's Great, But What's Next For The Bullpen? (jaysjournal.com)
He's already a quality reliever and would instantly become one of the best in the Blue Jays bullpen, but also has the upside to turn into a special talent, he just has to harness his command to do so. (jaysjournal.com)
Adding to their woes, having had to restock their bullpen with inexperienced relievers as injuries pile up, the Rays have blown leads in nine of their 32 losses. (tampabay.com)

Tuesday night Orioles game thread: at Rays, 7:10 p.m. (camdenchat.com)
After an off-day on Monday, the Blue Jays welcome Buck Showalter and his Baltimore Orioles to the Rogers Centre for a three-game midweek series. (bluebirdbanter.com)
The Orioles will have six lefties in their lineup and already have the lineup that produces more in comparison to the Rays. (oddschecker.com)

The Blue Jays have always struggled at Tropicana Field, where the Rays have been dominant this season with a 23-5 record. (covers.com)

The Boston Red Sox finished up a three-game series with the Blue Jays on Thursday. (vegasinsider.com)

Bo Bichette has been a force for the Blue Jays' offense over their last five games, leading the team in hits while batting .308. (bangthebook.com)
Lastly, remember that the Giants were a top offense in runs scored last year, trailing only the Astros , Rays, Blue Jays, Dodgers , and Red Sox . (faketeams.com)
The difference in how these two have performed is night and day, and the Rays have the better offense and home-field advantage. (justbaseball.com)
The Blue Jay's offense is legit, rocking a 114 wRC+ against right-handers this season. (justbaseball.com)
They don't hold a candle to the Rays' offense, which sits in first with a 133 wRC+. (justbaseball.com)
Every single stat across the board has the Rays as the better offense against right-handers, even with a 20-run outlier performance from the Blue Jays. (justbaseball.com)

In their most recent loss to the Blue Jays, Boston used five different pitchers. (vegasinsider.com)
Reid-Foley has played parts of three seasons with the Blue Jays after ranking as one of the best pitchers in their farm system. (thescore.com)
The former White Sox right-hander has been one of the top pitchers in the National League, going 3-1 with a 1.55 ERA. (wsls.com)
R.A. Dickey goes up against Mexican right hander Miguel Gonzalez tonight in a battle of pitchers who haven't gotten off to the greatest of starts this year. (bluebirdbanter.com)
The 6'5" sinkerballer is the kind of guy who Ray Searage and the Pirates coaches have helped find success in the past, but pitchers who frequently allow contact are a dying breed in the modern day juiced ball era. (bucsdugout.com)
A priority for the Rays was making sure their veteran players and pitchers are rested and ready for next week. (vancouvernews.net)

ST. PETERSBURG - Winning close games has been a strength of the good Rays teams of the past. (tampabay.com)

That perseverance paid dividends on Friday when the Rays defeated the Houston Astros 7-3 to earn their fourthconsecutive postseason berth. (houstonnews.net)
Right-hander Cristian Javier (10-9, 2.65) is the scheduled starter for the Astros on Saturday. (houstonnews.net)

The Blue Jays took the lead in the bottom of the sixth to give Kikuchi a chance to earn his 10th victory, but they then gave up the lead in the eighth and later lost in extras. (cbssports.com)
An 11-4 victory over the Rays on Friday night in the series opener moved the Blue Jays to the brink of a postseason berth. (vancouvernews.net)

The Blue Jays (89-72) could have clinched a playoff spot with a win. (canadanews.net)

The Blue Jays will now try to earn a series split in Thursday afternoon's finale but whether they are able to will depend largely on what they get out of struggling starter Alek Manoah. (covers.com)
The Blue Jays and Alek Manoah continue to get respect on the line because Manoah finished third in AL CY Young voting last season. (justbaseball.com)

Ray has pitched in three playoff games and third baseman Eugenio Suarez has appeared in two. (columbian.com)

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered twice, making an impressive bat flip after the second, and Bo Bichette also went deep for the Blue Jays. (theglobeandmail.com)

Brandon Belt hit his 19th home run for the Blue Jays, who sat Vladimir Guerrero Jr ., George Springer , Alejandro Kirk and Matt Chapman on the final day. (espn.com)

Rays RHP Zach Eflin (12-6) will look to become the AL's first 13-game winner on Sunday against Guardians rookie RHP Tanner Bibee (8-2). (wkbn.com)
The Rays have not announced their playoff rotation, but it appears set up to open with Tyler Glasnow, followed by Zach Eflin and Civale. (vancouvernews.net)

But what other teams see as trash, the Rays consistently see treasure and Eflin is the latest in their reclamation projects. (covers.com)

On September 2, 2017, Santos was called up by the Blue Jays. (wikipedia.org)
Williams was originally drafted by the Rays in the 30th round of the 2017 draft but didn't sign. (wkbn.com)
The Blue Jays topped 3,000,000 for the eighth time overall and the first time since 2017. (espn.com)

The Rays used right-hander Shawn Armstrong as an opener. (canadanews.net)
The Rays are scheduled to open with right-handed reliever Shawn Armstrong (1-0, 1.41 ERA). (vancouvernews.net)

With the Blue Jays trailing 6-5, Díaz doubled leading off the ninth, took third on Harold Ramírez's single and scored on Curtis Mead 's single. (espn.com)
Uehara pitched a scoreless ninth for his fourth save in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Rays. (mlb.com)
Blue Jays right-hander Adam Cimber was reinstated from the injured list pregame and pitched a scoreless ninth inning. (thestpetersburgnews.net)

The Blue Jays are slight favorites for Monday's clash, while the Rays sit at +113 moneyline odds with a total of 8.5 runs on MyBookie Sportsbook . (sportsbooks.ag)

Whit Merrifield had a tying, two-run single before Springer put the Blue Jays up 5-2 in the second on his homer off Taj Bradley (5-8). (theglobeandmail.com)
When the six-year anniversary of Encarnacion's blast passed on Tuesday, a video highlight of the homer showed up on Manoah's Twitter feed, leading to a flurry of repeat views from the current Jays star. (columbian.com)

Manoah has also made one start against the Rays already this season and it did not go well. (covers.com)

The Blue Jays are prioritizing present gains over future potential, Shi Davidi writes at Sportsnet.ca . (mlbtraderumors.com)

Santos began the 2014 campaign with the Class-A Lexington Legends, and was promoted to the Advanced-A Wilmington Blue Rocks at mid-season. (wikipedia.org)
And today he faces a Rays team that ranks fourth in batting average and leads the MLB in OPS and wRC+ when facing right-handed pitching this season. (covers.com)
But the right-hander certainly isn't that guy from a season ago. (covers.com)
159 games into the season, the Rays have a record of 97-62, putting them 2nd in the AL East. (bangthebook.com)
It was the Rays' major league-best 11th walk-off win this season. (espn.com)
Kikuchi will carry a 10-6 record with a 3.82 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 177 strikeouts into his final start of the regular season, tentatively scheduled as a rematch next weekend with the Rays. (cbssports.com)
It's been a rocky first season in Seattle for Ray, especially over the past month. (columbian.com)
At this point in the season with less than 10 games remaining in the regular season, if Jansen ends up returning at all, it will most likely be if the Blue Jays make it to the postseason as an American League wild-card team. (rtsports.com)
The Blue Jays lead the major leagues with 251 homers this season. (reddeeradvocate.com)
The Blue Jays were blocked by the Canadian government from hosting this season because of coronavirus concerns, and hopes of shifting home games to other big league cities didn't work out. (clickorlando.com)
Junior Caminero hit his first career home run and Manuel Margot also connected as the Rays set a team record for homers in a season with 230. (espn.com)
The Rays lost four of six meetings with the Rangers this season, including a three-game sweep at Texas in July. (espn.com)
The Blue Jays split six meetings with the Twins this season with each team winning twice on the road. (espn.com)
Broader, the Rays are 19-20 overall this season in games decided by two or fewer runs, and 13-14 in a one-run games (matching the most in the majors). (tampabay.com)

Isaac Paredes hit a solo home run for the Rays, who won the opener of the four-game series on Monday. (thestpetersburgnews.net)

Bradley will hope to get offensive support from the Rays' Saturday hero, Josh Lowe. (oaklandtimes.com)

Blue Jays: 1B Brandon Belt (back) may be back in the next couple days. (espn.com)

With six of their final nine games against the Rays, the Blue Jays will need to fare well against their AL East rival to make the postseason. (yahoo.com)

Harold Ramirez hit a two-run home run and had three hits for the Rays. (canadanews.net)
The Rays scored once in the first inning on a double by Randy Arozarena and singles by Ramirez and Isaac Paredes. (canadanews.net)
Right-hander Noe Ramirez was called up from Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday. (mlb.com)

Even though we saw what this Blue Jays lineup is capable of on Tuesday, there have been few games where they have clicked like that. (covers.com)
En route to a night that saw Boston put nine runs on the scoreboard off 16 total base hits, the Red Sox lineup also managed to deliver two round-trippers in the process, courtesy of Franchy Cordero and Xander Bogaerts. (nesn.com)
Meanwhile, the Blue Jays will have eight righties in their lineup ready to slug against Quantrill. (oddschecker.com)

Aaron Civale's most recent start ended in a Rays loss to the Angels, 8-3. (bangthebook.com)

Twenty-year-old rookie Junior Caminero drove in his first run on a 109.2 mile an hour single to left in the Rays' two-run first. (theglobeandmail.com)
Rays prospect Junior Caminero made his big league debut at 20 years, 80 days and went 1 for 4 with a walk. (espn.com)

The Rays will give the starting nod to Aaron Civale. (bangthebook.com)

Less than 24 hours after plating a ridiculous 20 runs, the Blue Jays ' troubles at the Trop returned on Wednesday. (covers.com)
The right-hander yielded six earned runs on seven hits in a truncated performance. (bangthebook.com)
The Blue Jays ' defense didn't do him any favors Saturday, as a pair of Ernie Clement errors at shortstop led to four of the Rockies' runs. (cbssports.com)
The Blue Jays got to him for two runs on four hits in just one-third of an inning on Sept. 23. (vancouvernews.net)
It likes the over in the full game because it has the Rays scoring the most runs of any team today. (justbaseball.com)
The Rays head into play Friday having played nine straight games decided by two or one runs - tying a franchise record and their longest such streak since a nine-game run in April 2007. (tampabay.com)

The veteran proper-hander also has record with Blue Jays supervisor Charlie Montoyo. (exposework.com)

Springer helped pad the lead in the second inning as the Blue Jays pushed Cole's pitch count to 40. (reddeeradvocate.com)
Springer finished a double away from hitting for the cycle as the Blue Jays ended a five-game losing streak. (thestpetersburgnews.net)

Paredes homered in the bottom of the seventh for the Rays' lone run. (thestpetersburgnews.net)

Good for Johnny to feel good about himself," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. (espn.com)
We did go through some blows early on," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. (houstonnews.net)
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Diaz likely would sit out Saturday and play again Sunday. (vancouvernews.net)

Drafted in the 22nd round out of high school, Nola turned down the Blue Jays' contract offer and played three seasons at Louisiana State University. (phillymag.com)

The Blue Jays were swept at home by the Mariners in the wild card round. (espn.com)

The Blue Jays will take on Cal Quantrill of the Cleveland Guardians. (oddschecker.com)

The Blue Jays started play 1½ games ahead of Seattle, which played at Texas. (theglobeandmail.com)
The Rays have five games remaining. (theglobeandmail.com)
In their ten most recent games, the Blue Jays have put together a batting average of only .219, placing them 23rd compared to the rest of the league. (bangthebook.com)
The Rays are 1 1/2 games behind AL East-leading Baltimore. (espn.com)
Earlier in the day, the Blue Jays announced they will play the majority of their home games at the stadium of their Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, though it's not yet certain when the park will be ready. (clickorlando.com)
Yet by finally unlocking his control, Ray forces hitters to swing, which limits his pitches and lets him work deeper in games. (europenewsgazette.com)
It helps playing in meaningful games," Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman said. (oaklandtimes.com)

Jackson finished Toronto's 13th shutout as the Blue Jays ensured they would not losefurther ground in the AL wild card race. (yahoo.com)
Toronto's loss and Houston's win at Arizona means the Rays will host the Rangers while the Blue Jays visit Minnesota in the AL wild card series beginning Tuesday. (espn.com)
There was plenty of noise in Toronto's clubhouse after the game as the Blue Jays belatedly celebrated their second straight AL wild card berth. (espn.com)

Rays closer Pete Fairbanks pitched around a walk and a single with a double-play grounder in the bottom of the eighth. (canadanews.net)
With maximum effort, a Chapman-style delivery, an intimidating presence and a two-pitch mix (he throws a fastball or slider 90 percent of the time), Ray is essentially a closer disguised as a starter - an unusual formula for durability. (europenewsgazette.com)

Leading up to today's game, the Blue Jays are 3rd in the AL East on a record of 88-71. (bangthebook.com)
You can make a case for Boston here, but I like the Rays to win game one. (vegasinsider.com)
The beleaguered Blue Jays starter will not see game action again until 2024 as a dramatic campaign comes to a close. (yahoo.com)
The NHL provides us with a seven-game slate on Sunday, March 19, including this inter-conference duel in Las Vegas, and here you can read the best Blue Jackets vs. (sportsbooks.ag)
The Rays (98-63) already clinched the first American League wild-card spot before the three-game series with the Blue Jays. (canadanews.net)
Friday also served as Bogaerts' fifth multi-hit game against the Rays this year. (nesn.com)
The Red Sox and Rays meet again on Saturday for Game 2 of the three-game set from Fenway Park. (nesn.com)
We cashed yet another over in a Rays game. (justbaseball.com)

Players from both teams took the field during pregame ceremonies - the Blue Jays lined up along the third base and left field foul line, with the Rays positioned up the first base and right field line - and held a 600-foot long piece of black cloth in solidarity. (clickorlando.com)

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