Tampa Bay Rays (13-1) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (9-5)
April 15, 2023 3:07 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Blue Jays -115 / Tampa Bay Rays +105; Over/Under: +9.5
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The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays meet Saturday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 21 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 13 of their 14 games. The Rays have won 20 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Wander Franco leads the Rays with 18 hits and 12 RBI, while Randy Arozarena and Brandon Lowe have combined for 29 hits and 28 RBI. Josh Fleming gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 6.43 ERA and 7 strikeouts this season. Fleming is 2-1 with a 3.72 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Blue Jays.
The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 8 games. The Blue Jays are 8-3 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 25 hits and 10 RBI, while Matt Chapman and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 45 hits and 22 RBI. Yusei Kikuchi gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA and 8 strikeouts this season. Kikuchi is 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA and 26 strikeouts in his career against the Rays.
The Rays are 3-7 in their last 10 road games and 4-0 in their last 4 during game 2 of a series. The Blue Jays are 37-17 in their last 54 Saturday games and 3-7 in their last 10 during game 2 of a series. The over is 8-1-1 in Rays last 10 overall. The over is 5-2 in Blue Jays last 7 Saturday games. The over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
The Tampa Bay Rays finally suffered their first loss of the season, but they’re still 13-1 on the year, and we’re getting plus money with them here. Josh Fleming is the one Rays starter who hasn’t been on fire out of the gate, but you can say similar things about Kikuchi and how he looked his first time out. Hard to turn down plus money with a team that has a 92.9 percent winning percentage.
