Tampa Bay Rays (57-42, first in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (46-54, fifth in the AL East)Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (7-5, 3.26 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (4-8, 4.33 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 116 strikeouts)LINE: Rays -116, Blue Jays -106; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays lead 1-0 in a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays.Toronto has a 46-54 record overall and a 25-28 record in home games. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 4.15 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.Tampa Bay has a 57-42 record overall and a 22-27 record in road games. The Rays have the fifth-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .332.Tuesday’s game is the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The Rays have a 6-1 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 22 home runs while slugging .450. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 8 for 39 with two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jonathan Aranda has 17 doubles, 14 home runs and 65 RBIs for the Rays. Victor Mesa Jr. is 9 for 32 with a double and five home runs over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .227 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by nine runs
