Pick on the Total for Rays-Blue Jays on April 16

Something has to give in Toronto on Sunday as the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays entered the weekend the top two teams in the American League in batting average that will have the task of facing a pair of All-Star starting pitchers.

Tampa Bay Rays (-120, 8.5) vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Shane McClanahan was the American League's starting pitcher in the 2022 All-Star game and following an injury-filled second half of 2022, yet still had a 2.66 ERA with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings last season and has picked up from that peak form this season.

The Rays are 3-0 in McClanahan's three starts with McClanahan posting a 1.59 ERA and 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings and enters with a career ERA that's lower on the road at 2.72 than his lifetime 2.93 ERA at home.

  
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