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The Toronto Blue Jays (57-45) will look to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is currently on a 12-game hitting streak, when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays (54-48). The Blue Jays are favored (-140) for this matchup against the Rays (+120), which starts at 7:10 PM ET on Tuesday at Tropicana Field. Kevin Gausman starts for Toronto while Tampa Bay will counter with Drew Rasmussen.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Rays
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Jays | -140 | 7 |
Blue Jays Stats & Trends
Blue Jays Batting
- The Blue Jays rank fifth in MLB play with 132 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
- The Blue Jays’ .265 batting average leads the majors.
- The Blue Jays rank third in the league with a .329 on-base percentage.
- Blue Jays batters strike out 7.7 times per game, the sixth-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
- The Blue Jays average 1.2 homers per game when playing on the road this season (58 total in road contests).
- The Blue Jays are averaging 3.2 extra-base hits per game while slugging .420 away from home.
- The club is batting .260 with 432 hits (9.2 per game) on the road this season.
Blue Jays Key Batters
- Guerrero has 109 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .499, both of which are tops among Toronto hitters this season.
- Among qualifying hitters in the majors, Guerrero’s batting average ranks 35th, his on-base percentage ranks 28th, and he is 21st in slugging.
- Guerrero will look for his 13th straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .421 with five doubles, a home run, four walks and six RBI.
- George Springer has 14 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 35 walks while batting .251.
- Springer’s batting average is 84th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 71st, and his slugging percentage 38th.
- Alejandro Kirk leads Toronto with an OBP of .388 this season while batting .311 with 35 walks and 48 runs scored.
- Matt Chapman is batting .249 with a .326 OBP and 57 RBI for Toronto this season.
Rays Stats & Trends
Rays Batting
- The Rays’ 93 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
- The Rays have a team batting average of .239 this season, which ranks 20th among MLB teams.
- The Rays have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Rays rank just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.
- They’ve hit 50 homers, an average of 1 per game, in 52 home contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .390 in home games this season with 148 extra-base hits.
- In 52 home games this season, they have a batting average of .239 while averaging 7.7 base hits per contest.
Rays Key Batters
- Yandy Diaz a has .397 on-base percentage to pace the Rays.
- Including all qualified hitters in the big leagues, Diaz is 31st in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage and 95th in slugging percentage.
- Randy Arozarena’s 94 hits and .416 slugging percentage both pace his team.
- Arozarena ranks 84th in batting average, 108th in on-base percentage and 82nd in slugging percentage in MLB.
- David Peralta has 19 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 27 walks while batting .248.
- Ji-Man Choi has 16 doubles, eight home runs and 40 walks while hitting .257.
Blue Jays vs. Rays Probable Pitchers
| Gausman | Rasmussen | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GS | 17 |
| 7-8 | W-L | 6-3 |
| 3.30 | ERA | 3.17 |
| 103.2 | IP | 82.1 |
| 19 | BB | 23 |
| 122 | SO | 70 |
