Rays bring 1-0 series advantage over Blue Jays into game 2

Tampa Bay Rays (27-13, first in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (18-23, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane McClanahan (4-2, 2.60 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Patrick Corbin (1-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -123, Blue Jays +103; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays play the Toronto Blue Jays leading the series 1-0.

Toronto has a 12-10 record in home games and an 18-23 record overall. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 4.19 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.

Tampa Bay is 27-13 overall and 13-9 on the road. Rays hitters have a collective .328 on-base percentage, the eighth-best percentage in the majors.

The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Rays are up 4-0 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ernie Clement has 13 doubles, two home runs and 12 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Kazuma Okamoto is 13 for 39 with two doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero has three doubles and 11 home runs for the Rays. Jonathan Aranda is 15 for 32 with a double, a home run and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .251 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Rays: 9-1, .275 batting average, 1.70 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Chandler Simpson: day-to-day (leg), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Boyle: 15-Day IL (elbow), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.