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David Peralta is only three hits away from his 100th of the season as his Tampa Bay Rays (78-60) ready for a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (78-61) on Monday at 7:07 PM ET. The Rays are underdogs (+129) against the Blue Jays (-151). Toronto’s Jose Berrios and Tampa Bay’s Cooper Criswell will start this matchup.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Rays
- Game Day: Monday, September 12, 2022
- Game Time: 7:07 PM ET
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Jays | -151 | 8.5 |
Blue Jays Stats & Trends
Blue Jays Batting
- The Blue Jays average 1.2 home runs per game to rank eighth in MLB play with 169 total home runs.
- The Blue Jays have an MLB-high .262 batting average.
- The Blue Jays rank fourth in the league with a .327 on-base percentage.
- Blue Jays hitters strike out 7.7 times per game, the fifth-fewest strikeouts in the league.
- The Blue Jays average 1.3 homers per home game this season (84 total at home).
- The Blue Jays have a .434 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.2 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The club averages 8.5 hits per game and is batting .258 at home this season.
Blue Jays Key Batters
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in total hits (152) this season while batting .277 with 58 extra-base hits.
- Among all qualifying hitters, Guerrero is 33rd in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 41st, and he is 22nd in slugging.
- Guerrero has picked up at least one hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
- Bo Bichette leads Toronto in slugging percentage (.472) thanks to 62 extra-base hits.
- Bichette is 30th in batting average, 83rd in on-base percentage and 32nd in slugging in the major leagues.
- Bichette has picked up a hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .455 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, two walks and six RBI.
- George Springer has 113 hits this season and has a slash line of .262/.342/.452.
- Alejandro Kirk leads Toronto with an OBP of .382 this season while batting .298 with 55 walks and 55 runs scored.
- Kirk takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .409 with two doubles, two walks and four RBI.
Rays Stats & Trends
Rays Batting
- The Rays’ 122 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.
- The Rays’ .243 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.
- The Rays have the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.311).
- The Rays rank 18th with an average of 8.7 strikeouts per game.
- They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 67 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .376 in 67 road games this season.
- In 67 road games this season, they have a batting average of .244 while averaging 8.5 base hits per contest.
Rays Key Batters
- Yandy Diaz has racked up a team-best .402 on-base percentage.
- Including all the qualified hitters in MLB, Diaz’s batting average is 16th, his on-base percentage ranks third, and he is 72nd in slugging.
- Randy Arozarena’s 137 hits and .461 slugging percentage are both team-highs.
- Arozarena is currently 45th in batting average, 62nd in on-base percentage and 38th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Harold Ramirez is batting .319 with 20 doubles, five home runs and 18 walks.
- Peralta is hitting .253 with 28 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks.
Blue Jays vs. Rays Probable Pitchers
| Berríos | Criswell | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | GS | 0 |
| 10-5 | W-L | 0-0 |
| 5.23 | ERA | – |
| 146.1 | IP | 0 |
| 36 | BB | 0 |
| 129 | SO | 0 |
