Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays 8/24/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Toronto Blue Jays will be batting baseballs against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Monday, August 24, 2020 at 3:10 PM ET. Toronto comes into this final match-up with 1-2 record versus the Rays. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay took the lead (2-1) of this four-game series with a 5-4 victory last Sunday. The Toronto Blue Jays, with a 13-13 standing and a .500 team percentage, are in 3rd place in the AL East Division and are in 8th place in the American League. The Tampa Bay Rays are in 2nd place in the American League, with a 19-10 standing and .655 in the series and are in 1st place in the AL East Division.

Toronto will try to get back after losing two games in a row, 1-2 and 4-5. Lourdes Gurriel scored a two-run home run, and Jacob Waguespack added three hits and two earned in playing over 1.2 innings. Tanner Roark (2-1, 4.76 ERA, 15 Ks) will take on the mound for his fifth start this season. In pitching in his major league career, Roark is 76-65 with a 3.72 ERA and 905 strikeouts in playing 1117.1 innings.

Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Predictions 8/24/2020

Tampa Bay won their last two games against Toronto, 5-4 and 2-1. Josh Fleming pitched for 5.0 innings with four hits and two earned in that winning effort. Yandy Diaz (2-for-2, two walks) was the no.1 hitter for the Rays. This season, Diaz is hitting .315. Tampa Bay will start Blake Snell (2-0, 3.00 ERA, 23 Ks) for his sixth start this season. The left-handed Snell recorded 40-28 with a 3.23 ERA and 608 strikeouts in 524 innings overall in his major league career.

The Blue Jays have Pitchers Trent Thornton (elbow), Matt Shoemaker (shoulder) and Nate Pearson (elbow), with Relief Pitchers Yennsy Diaz (lat), Elvis Luciano (undisclosed status) and Ken Giles (forearm) out of this contest. Shortstop Bo Bichette (knee) and Right Fielder Derek Fisher (quadriceps) will not be running on the field for Toronto. The Rays reported 8 pitchers who will not play in this contest. Starting Pitchers Yonny Chirinos (elbow) and Charlie Morton (shoulder), with Relief Pitchers Nick Anderson (forearm), Oliver Drake (biceps), Chaz Roe (elbow), Jose Alvarado (shoulder), Andrew Kittredge (elbow), and Colin Poche (elbow) will not be stepping on the pitcher’s plate in this game.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB Pick for this game is Tampa Bay -190. The Blue Jays are 6-2 SU in their last 8 outings, and 2-8 SU in their last 10 contests when playing on the road against Tampa Bay. The totals went OVER in 10 of Toronto’s last 14 match-ups played on a Monday. The Devil Rays are 7-1 SU in their last 8 outings, and 8-2 SU in their last 10 contests when playing at home against the Blue Jays. The totals went OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 match-ups when playing as the favourite. The prediction, pick the Devil Rays -190 to a score of 5-3.

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