The Rays aim to stop the slide in the game against the Blue Jays | Globalnews.ca

Tampa Bay Rays (40-35, fourth in the American League East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (43-33, third in the AL East)

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

PROBABLE PITCHERS: Rays: Corey Kluber (3-4, 3.45 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (5-4, 5.86 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTS BET LINE: Blue Jays -130, Rays +110; plus/minus is 9 races

THE BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays are aiming to snap a three-game winning streak with a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto has gone 24-15 in home games and 43-33 overall. The Blue Jays rank fifth in the majors with 101 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

Tampa Bay is 40-35 overall and 15-18 on the road. The Rays are 23-5 in games when they scored at least five runs.

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The teams meet on Friday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

PEAK PERFORMERS: George Springer has 11 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 36 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk is 12-for-31 with a double and four home runs in the last 10 games.

Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay with 11 home runs and a .598 slugging percentage. Harold Ramirez is 9-for-23 with a home run and three RBIs in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .271 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Rays: 4-6, .233 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Tayler Saucedo: 60-day IL (hip), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60-day IL (forearm), Yimi Garcia: 15-day IL (back), Trevor Richards: 15-day IL (neck), Julian Merryweather – 15-day IL (side), Andrew Vasquez – 15-day IL (ankle), Danny Jansen – 10-day IL (toe), Nate Pearson – 60-day IL (mono)

Rays: Manuel Margot: 60-day IL (knee), Kevin Kiermaier: 10-day IL (hip), Drew Rasmussen: 15-day IL (hamstring), Andrew Kittredge: 60-day IL (elbow), Mike Zunino: 10-Day IL (Shoulder), JP Feyereis: 15-Day IL (Shoulder), JT Chargois: 60-Day IL (Oblique), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (Back), Luis Patino: 60-Day IL (Oblique), Brendan McKay – 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Pete Fairbanks – 60 Day IL (Lat), Tyler Glasnow – 60 Day IL (Elbow), Nick Anderson – 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yonny Chirinos : 60- Day IL (cubit)

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