Blue Jays and Rays meet with series tied 1-1

Tampa Bay Rays (51-51, fourth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (46-55, fifth in the AL East)

Toronto; Thursday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Taj Bradley (5-4, 2.63 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (8-8, 3.71 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 106 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Blue Jays -110, Rays -110; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays meet on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Toronto has a 23-27 record in home games and a 46-55 record overall. The Blue Jays are 33-8 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Tampa Bay has a 24-24 record in road games and a 51-51 record overall. The Rays have gone 19-7 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Thursday’s game is the 10th time these teams match up this season. The Rays hold a 5-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 18 home runs while slugging .488. George Springer is 12-for-41 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

Richard Palacios has eight doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Rays. Randy Arozarena is 11-for-36 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .263 batting average, 5.61 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Rays: 6-4, .211 batting average, 3.31 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (calf), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (knee), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (knee), Richard Lovelady: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.