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The Toronto Blue Jays are set too face the Tampa Bay rays tonight, At the Rogers Center in downtown Toronto. This will be a three game series between the American League rivals and the Jays look to continue there winning streak as the rays look to climb back up the American League standings.
The Blue Jays enter this series carrying a 4 game win streak on the road they have a 20-20 record and are looking to go above .500 for the first time since earlier in the year. The jays offence which is very hot and cold has had 29 runs in there last four games. The bottom of the order has also been playing great in this stretch guys like Nathan Lukes, Myles Straw and Addison Barger have been swinging the bat very well.
On the mound for the Jays is veteran Jose Berrios he has a 1-1 record this year while having a 3.86 ERA which is a little bit higher than the usual for him. The Tampa Bay Rays will send out Shane Baz, Baz is 3-2 on the year holding a winning record but his ERA is slightly higher than Berrios with his being 4.93.
The Rays are currently going through a nit of a rough stretch having gone 2-4 in there last six games. Its going to be hard though facing a streaking Blue Jays team who are definitely high in confidence. Fans can catch the game on Sportsnet first pitch is scheduled for the usual 4:07 Pacific time. This series is crucial for both teams as the Jays look to sneak in to a AL Wild Card sport and the Rays look to catch up to the Jays in the AL standings.
My predictions for the game tonight, I think Jose Berrios is going to have a great game he has some trouble in the earlier innings of games, but i think he will go 6 strong innings giving up 2 runs and putting the Jays in a wonderful position to win the game. For the batters side I think the Jays hot bats will continue. I think Straw and Lukes will continue to hit well and i think Vladdy also goes and hits a Homer today. Final prediction is a 6-2 victory for the Blue Jays. Down below is a quick little stat for you showing Jose Berrios is a unbelievable 17-1 since 2021 while being the money line Favourite for the Jays. https://x.com/ShayneTrail/status/1922378785606828061