Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays 5/14/2022 Picks Predictions

Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays 5/14/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Toronto Blue Jays (17-16) are geared up to take on the Tampa Bay Rays (20-13) in Game 2 of the AL East Division three-game series installment at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 6:10 PM ET.

Toronto will try to bounce back after a 2-5 loss to Tampa Bay in the series opener on Friday. The Blue Jays suffered their 5th consecutive loss in that match.

Toronto remained in 3rd place at 17-16 in the American League East Division with a .515 team percentage and 7.5 contests behind first place after collecting 125 runs but wasted 141 for a -16 run difference this year.

CF Raimel Tapia scored one run on two hits with one RBI in leading the offense for the Jays while starter Kevin Gausman surrendered 5 hits, 3 earned runs, and a walk but wrung up 8 hitters in the loss.

Toronto marked a team slugging percentage of .390, an OBP at .301, and averaged .237 at the plate. The team tallied 123 runs, 122 RBIs, and 250 hits while being rung up 272 times and took 86 free walks.

As a unit, they earned 3.8 runs per game record that ranked 21st in the majors. Left-handed Pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu will take his post on the hill to start for the Blue Jays against the Rays in the second round of a series on Saturday.

The southpaw starter is 0-0 with 13.50 ERA, 1.77 WHIP, and 5 strikeouts while allowing 11 hits, 2 home runs, and 2 free bases through 7.1 innings pitched this season.

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Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Predictions 5/14/2022

The Tampa Bay Rays will try to continue their success and extend their winning streak to three after winning game 1 of a series versus Toronto on Friday.

The Rays also won the final match versus the Angels which prevented a sweep on Wednesday. Tampa Bay stayed in 2nd place at 20-13 in the American League East Division with a team percentage of .606 and 4.5 outings behind first place after tallying 142 runs but also conceded 142 for a run difference of zero over the course of the season.

2B Brandon Lowe earned a one-run score on two hits with one RBI in leading the Rays while Drew Rasmussen allowed 3 hits, one earned run, and one BB with one strikeout in the victory.

Tampa Bay holds a team on-base percentage of .305 and slugging .381 as a unit with a batting average of .237 this season to date.

The Rays knocked 30 balls out of the park, acquired 253 hits, recorded 128 runs batted in, and completed 137 runs earning them an average of 4.28 runs per contest which is 12th in the nation. They were fanned out 282 times (9th in MLB) but granted 99 walks over the course of the campaign.

Tampa Bay will give the ball to southpaw Ryan Yarbrough to start the second installment of a series versus Toronto on Saturday. The lefty thrower is 0-0 with a 6.14 ERA, 1.91 WHIP, and 6 strikeouts record on the year while yielding 10 hits, 1 homer, and awarded 4 walks on the season.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB Pick for this contest is Tampa Bay +100. This will be a showdown between two southpaw starters on the mound as LHP Hyun Jin Ryu will start for the Jays while the Rays will have LHP Ryan Yarbrough.

Ryu recorded 13.50 ERA with 1.77 WHIP while Yarbrough has 6.14 ERA and 1.91 WHIP. Prediction: The Tampa Bay Rays will win 4-3.

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