Rays host the Blue Jays on home winning streak

Toronto Blue Jays (25-25, third in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (24-26, fourth in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (1-1, 4.19 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Baz (3-3, 5.33 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 48 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -119, Blue Jays -101; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Toronto Blue Jays looking to extend a three-game home winning streak.

Tampa Bay has a 14-18 record in home games and a 24-26 record overall. The Rays have the seventh-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.82.

Toronto has gone 9-13 on the road and 25-25 overall. The Blue Jays are 11-6 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Rays are up 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has nine doubles and seven home runs for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 13 for 37 with two doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Daulton Varsho leads the Blue Jays with seven home runs while slugging .580. Bo Bichette is 13 for 44 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .243 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Blue Jays: 5-5, .242 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Travis Jankowski: 10-Day IL (groin), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jake Mangum: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Anthony Santander: day-to-day (hip), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Andres Gimenez: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Erik Swanson: 60-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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