Rays aim to stop slide in game against the Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Rays (40-35, fourth within the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (43-33, third within the AL East)
Toronto; Friday, 3:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Corey Kluber (3-4, 3.45 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (5-4, 5.86 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -130, Rays +110; over/underneath is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays goal to interrupt a three-game slide with a win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto has gone 24-15 in residence video games and 43-33 total. The Blue Jays rank fifth within the majors with 101 complete residence runs, averaging 1.3 per sport.
Tampa Bay has a 40-35 file total and a 15-18 file on the highway. The Rays have a 23-5 file in video games once they scored no less than 5 runs.
The groups match up Friday for the fifth time this season. The season sequence is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: George Springer has 11 doubles, two triples, 15 residence runs and 36 RBI for the Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk is 12-for-31 with a double and 4 residence runs during the last 10 video games.
Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay with 11 residence runs whereas slugging .598. Harold Ramirez is 9-for-23 with a house run and three RBI over the previous 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .271 batting common, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Rays: 4-6, .233 batting common, 3.74 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Tayler Saucedo: 60-Day IL (hip), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-Day IL (forearm), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (again), Trevor Richards: 15-Day IL (neck), Julian Merryweather: 15-Day IL (facet), Andrew Vasquez: 15-Day IL (ankle), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (finger), Nate Pearson: 60-Day IL (mono)
Rays: Manuel Margot: 60-Day IL (knee), Kevin Kiermaier: 10-Day IL (hip), Drew Rasmussen: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Zunino: 10-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Feyereisen: 15-Day IL (shoulder), JT Chargois: 60-Day IL (indirect), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (again), Luis Patino: 60-Day IL (indirect), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Pete Fairbanks: 60-Day IL (lat), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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