Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 9/12/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Tampa Bay Rays (78-60) meet the Toronto Blue Jays (78-61) in Game 1 of 5 of the AL East Division at Rogers Center in Toronto on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 7:07 PM ET.

Tampa Bay is in 2nd place at 78-60 in the American League East Division with a .565 team percentage and 5.5 games behind first place after acquiring a total of 586 runs while allowing 521 for a +65 run difference over the course of the season.

The Rays will try to get back to their winning ways after a series loss to the Yankees with a two-game losing streak at 3-10 & 4-10 over the weekend.

Catcher Christian Bethancourt led the offense for Tampa Bay with a one-run score on a double while driving an RBI in four at-bats in defeat.

Starter Luis Patiño had issues controlling the ball with 5 hits, 9 earned runs, and 4 free walks yielded in just 1.1 frames of work.

Left Fielder Randy Arozarena led the batting unit of the Rays in home runs earned with 19 and in RBIs with 76 while averaging .270 at the plate this year.

Third Baseman Yandy Diaz reinforced the offense for Tampa Bay with a team-high .292 batting average, an OBP of .402, and a slugging percentage of .421 for the season.

The Tampa Bay ball club did not announce yet the name of their starter in the first installment of a series facing Toronto on Monday evening.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Predictions 9/12/2022

The Toronto Blue Jays took 3rd place at 78-61 in the American League East Division with a team percentage of .561 and 6 contests behind first place after accumulating a total of 653 runs while conceding 586 for a run difference of +67 throughout the campaign.

The Blue Jays won a series after beating the Texas Rangers in the first two installments at 4-3 & 11-7 but failed to complete a sweep after losing the final match at 1-4 on Sunday.

Shortstop Bo Bichette earned the solo run scored on one hit for Toronto while the pitching staff allowed 9 hits, 4 earned runs, and 2 free walks but fanned out 10 Texas hitters in the losing effort.

First Baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. knocked 27 balls outside the park while hitting 82 RBIs and averages .277 at the plate in augmenting the offense for the Jays while Shortstop Bo Bichette racked up a team-high 84 RBIs with 23 dingers and a .279 BA this year.

Catcher Alejandro Kirk recorded a team-leading batting average of .298, an OBP of .382, and a slugging percentage of .438 for Toronto.

Right-handed Pitcher José Berrios (10-5, 5.23 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and 129 Ks) will be heading to the pitcher’s mound to start game 1 of a series facing the Rays on Monday night.

Berrios relinquished 167 hits, 36 free bases, and 28 long balls in pitching for 146.1 innings in the majors this season.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays. The MLB Pick for this contest is the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays won eight of their last nine matches and improved to just half a game behind the Rays and 5.5 outings behind first place.

Toronto’s José Berrios gave up 9 earned runs on 29 hits through 24-1/3 innings in leading the Jays in two victories in his last four starts for the season. The Toronto Blue Jays will win predicted at 6-2.

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