Tampa Bay Rays face the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday
Toronto Blue Jays (1-1) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (1-1)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (0-0); Rays: Zack Littell (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rays -126, Blue Jays +105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
Tampa Bay had a 99-63 record overall and a 53-28 record in home games last season. The Rays slugged .445 with a .331 on-base percentage as a team in the 2023 season.
Toronto went 89-73 overall and 46-35 in road games last season. The Blue Jays averaged 8.8 hits per game last season while batting a collective .256.
INJURIES: Rays: Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (hip), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hand), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (finger), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Taj Bradley: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Shane Baz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Blue Jays: Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (wrist), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (elbow), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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