Blue Jays try to keep win streak alive against the Rays

By Canadian Press on May 23, 2025.

Toronto Blue Jays (25-24, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (23-26, fourth in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Eric Lauer (1-0, 2.25 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (2-4, 2.93 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 40 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -143, Blue Jays +121; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays seek to build upon a three-game win streak with a victory against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay has a 23-26 record overall and a 13-18 record at home. The Rays have gone 14-1 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Toronto has a 9-12 record in road games and a 25-24 record overall. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .384 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the AL.

The teams meet Friday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has a .306 batting average to lead the Rays, and has nine doubles and six home runs. Brandon Lowe is 12 for 36 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

George Springer has 11 doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Blue Jays. Daulton Varsho is 8 for 43 with two doubles, a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .242 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .266 batting average, 3.33 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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