One of the hottest teams in baseball will look to continue their recent rum tonight in the Sunshine State as the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Tampa Bay Rays in the first of two midweek games at Tropicana Field.
Since firing manage Charlie Montoyo last month, Toronto has won 11 of 14 games, including seven of nine since the All-Star break. As a result, they enter today at the top of American League wild-card standings, four games clear of the Cleveland Guardians, who are the first team on the outside looking in.
Their AL East rivals are heading in the opposite direction, having lost seven of their last nine games since opening the second half with a win.
They still occupy one of the AL's three wild-card spots, with the Seattle Mariners in the other spot, but with the Guardians, Orioles, Red Sox, and White Sox all within at least three games, they can ill-afford to continue this slide for long.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays Matchup Information and Betting Odds
- Matchup: Toronto Blue Jays (57-45, 23-24 away, 2nd in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (54-48, 32-20 home, 3rd in the AL East)
- Venue & Location: Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, Florida)
- Game Time: 7:10 p.m. Eastern Time
- Blue Jays vs. Rays TV Info: MLB Network
- Toronto Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (2022: 19 starts, 7-8, 3.30 ERA)
- Tampa Bay Rays: Drew Rasmussen (2022: 17 starts, 6-3, 3.17 ERA)