Rays at Blue Jays 7/2/22 - MLB Betting Pick & Odds
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays
MLB: 12:07 PM EST
Jul. 02, 2022
TV: Sportsnet
Latest Odds : TOR ; O/U
The Tampa Bay Rays play the third game of a four-game series on the road Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tampa Bay is 40-35 following its 4-1 loss to Toronto in the opening game of the series on Thursday. Tampa Bay has lost each of its three and the Rays have fallen to fourth place in the American League East, 15 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
Yandy Diaz is batting .271 to lead Toronto and the third baseman has a team high .390 on-base percentage. Second baseman Isaac Paredes is the leader in home runs with 11 while first baseman Ji-Man Choi is the leader in RBIs with 35. On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays will send Shane McClanahan to the mound. The left-hander is 8-3 with a 1.77 ERA, 123 Ks and 16 BBs.
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Toronto improved to 43-33 following its three-run victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday. Santiago Espinal and Teoscar Hernandez each hit two-run homers for Toronto while Yusei Kikuchi pitched six solid innings. Toronto is tied for second place in the American League East with the Boston Red Sox, 12 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
Alejandro Kirk is batting .319 to lead Toronto and the catcher has a team-high. 411 on-base percentage. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr is the leader in home runs 18 and RBIs with 46, while shortstop Bo Bichette is the leader in hits with 81. On Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Kevin Gausman to the mound. The right-hander is 6-6 with a 2.93 ERA, 97 Ks and 15 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay is 2-8 in its last 10 versus an opponent from the AL East
The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Rays last 8
Toronto is 4-1 in its last 5 at home
The OVER has cashed in 24 of the Blue Jays last 31
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay will have its best pitcher through the first half of the season on the mound Saturday. Shane McClanahan has been Tampa Bay's ace this season. The left-hander has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of the last five starts including allowing just one earned run on four hits in seven Innings when defeating the Pittsburgh Pirate 4-2 last Sunday. The left-hander has an ERA of just 1.77. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 4-2.