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Toronto Blue Jays (73-81, fifth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (76-78, fourth in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

LIKELY PITCHING PLAYERS: Blue Jays: Yariel Rodriguez (1-6, 4.29 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (6-11, 4.39 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 143 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rays -137, Blue Jays +116; Over/Under is 8 runs

CONCLUSION: The Tampa Bay Rays play against the Toronto Blue Jays with a 1-0 lead in the series.

Tampa Bay has a 76-78 overall record and a 40-39 record in home games. The Rays have a 22-8 record in games in which they hit two or more home runs.

Toronto’s record in road games is 35-44 and 73-81 overall. The Blue Jays have a 57-11 record in games in which they have scored five or more runs.

Saturday’s game will be the 12th time these teams have met this season. The Rays lead the season series 7-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christopher Morel has 11 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 57 RBIs with a .197 batting average for the Rays. Yandy Diaz has hit 11 of 32 with three doubles in the last 10 games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 42 doubles, a triple and 30 home runs with a .322 batting average for the Blue Jays. Davis Schneider has hit 9 of 34 with a triple and three home runs in his last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .240 batting average, 2.83 ERA, one run batted in

Blue Jays: 5-5, .236 batting average, 2.73 ERA, two runs more than opponents

INJURIES: Rays: Jeffrey Springs: 15-day IL (elbow), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-day IL (forearm)

Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10-day IL (finger), Will Wagner: 60-day IL (knee), Daulton Varsho: 10-day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.