Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 8/14/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Tampa Bay Rays will be batting balls against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Sahlen Field in Buffalo on Friday, August 14, 2020 at 6:37 PM ET. Tampa Bay swept the four-game set (8-7, 8-2, 9-5 & 17-8) this week versus the Red Sox. Meanwhile, Toronto splits the two-game set against the Marlins with a score of 5-4 (win) and 14-11 (loss). The Tampa Bay Rays, with a 12-8 standing and a .600 team percentage, are in 2nd place behind the Yankees in the AL East Division. The Rays are in 4th place behind the Twins in the American League. The Toronto Blue Jays are in 12th place behind the Royals in the American League, with a 6-9 standing and a team percentage of .400. The Blue Jays are in 4th place behind the Orioles in the AL East Division.

Tampa Bay has 4 key players who scored three hits minimum each. Manuel Margot was the leading scorer with a 4-for-6, two runs and an RBI. Jalen Beeks contributed one hit and zero earned in 2.0 innings of play. The Rays assigned Trevor Richards to dig his toe on the pitcher’s plate to start Friday’s face off, and he is 0-0 with a 5.79 ERA and 8 Ks in 9.1 innings. Richards recorded 10-21 with a 4.28 ERA and 265 strikeouts in 271.0 innings.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Predictions 8/14/2020

Toronto got two players with good offensive records so far this season. Bo Bichette recorded a .352 batting average, 19 hits, nine runs, four home runs and 10 RBIs in coming out very strong to the field. Randal Grichuck added a batting average of .289 with four runs, 11 hits and one RBI. Tanner Roark will be the starting pitcher for Friday’s game and he is 1-1 with a 5.63 ERA and 6 strikeouts in 8.0 innings of play. In his two career starts, Roark has 75-65 with a 3.72 ERA and 896 Ks in 1108.1 frames of work.

The Rays posted 5 key pitchers on their injured list. Starting Pitchers Yonny Chirinos (triceps) and Charlie Morton (shoulder), with Relief Pitchers Andrew Kittredge (elbow), Oliver Drake (biceps), and Colin Poche (elbow) will not be stepping on the pitcher’s plate tonight. The Blue Jays recorded 5 key players injured in their line-up, including 4 pitchers. Starting Pitcher Trent Thornton (elbow), Relief Pitchers Elvis Luciano (undisclosed status), Yennsy Diaz (lat), and Ken Giles (forearm) will not be pitching for Toronto tonight. RF Derek Fisher (quadriceps) cannot play in this game.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays. The MLB Pick for this match-up is Tampa Bay -176. The Rays are 6-0 SU in their last 6 contests and 14-6 SU in their last 20 outings against Toronto. The totals went OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 7 match-ups against an opponent in the American League. The Blue Jays are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games, and the totals went OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 contests at home. The Blue Jays are 1-4 SU in their last 5 outings against an opponent in the American League. The prediction, pick the Rays -176 to a score of 7-4.

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