Blue Jays vs Rays Game Breakdown

Get ready to dive into the heart of the action as the Toronto Blue Jays swoop down to Tropicana Field, ready to clash with the Tampa Bay Rays in a showdown that’s got the makings of a classic! With the Blue Jays just a smidge behind in the standings and both teams fresh off solid wins, tonight’s 06:50 PM EST battle is buzzing with potential. The Rays, basking in the glory of a recent shutout, and the Jays, flying high from their own zero-allowance game, are set to make this a nail-biter. The sunny skies and breezy conditions are perfect for some baseball magic, and with the betting lines tiptoeing around each other, who’s to say which way the ball will bounce? So, as the Rays try to shine bright in their home waters and the Jays aim to swoop in for a win, let’s see which team can truly spread their wings in this aviary face-off!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 20, 2024 06:50PM EST

Location: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NE at 6.0 mph. Temperature is at 86.4° with 72% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	TB ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-105	-115	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-106	-114	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-1	+1	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

165W-148L

51.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

193W-126L

48.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
03/28/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	8	Over	+2.0
03/28/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Over	+2.0
03/29/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Over	+2.0
03/29/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	8	Over	+2.0
03/30/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	1	Under	-2.0
03/30/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Under	-2.0
03/31/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	9	Over	+3.0
03/31/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Over	+3.0
05/17/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-1.0
05/17/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	3	Under	-1.0
05/18/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Over	+1.0
05/18/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	4	Over	+1.0
05/19/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-1.0
05/19/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	5	Under	-1.0
07/23/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-2.0
07/23/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Under	-2.0
07/24/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Over	+1.0
07/24/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	6	Over	+1.0
07/25/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	13	Over	+5.0
07/25/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	0	Over	+5.0
10/01/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	12	Over	+12.0
10/01/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	8	Over	+12.0
04/14/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Over	+1.0
04/14/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	6	Over	+1.0
04/15/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-1.0
04/15/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	5	Under	-1.0
04/16/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	8	Over	+1.0
04/16/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	1	Over	+1.0
05/22/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	4	Over	+2.0
05/22/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+2.0
05/23/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	20	Over	+13.0
05/23/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	1	Over	+13.0
05/24/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	3	Over	+2.0
05/24/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	7	Over	+2.0
05/25/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	3	Over	+1.0
05/25/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+1.0
09/22/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	6	Push	-0.0
09/22/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Push	-0.0
09/23/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	6	Over	+5.0
09/23/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	7	Over	+5.0
09/24/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	9	Over	+6.0
09/24/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Over	+6.0
09/29/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+7.0
09/29/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	11	Over	+7.0
09/30/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	7	Over	+4.0
09/30/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	5	Over	+4.0

Blue Jays Vs Over/Under

Rays Vs Over/Under

Jose Berrios

ERA 3.436 | IP 183.3 | 16.0W-9.0L | KO 143.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-14-24	vsSTL	2-7W	7.0	2	1	4	Over
09-07-24	@ATL	9-5W	6.0	5	1	5	Over
08-31-24	@MIN	15-0W	6.0	3	0	5	Over
08-26-24	@BOS	7-3W	7.7	8	3	6	Over
08-20-24	vsCIN	3-10W	7.0	6	2	7	Over
08-14-24	@LAA	9-2W	7.0	2	1	5	Over
08-09-24	vsOAK	1-3W	7.0	6	1	8	Under
08-03-24	@NYY	3-8L	5.0	7	6	6	Over
07-28-24	vsTEX	3-7W	7.0	6	1	5	Over
07-23-24	vsTB	4-2L	4.7	3	3	5	Under

Tyler Alexander

ERA 5.583 | IP 98.3 | 6.0W-5.0L | KO 78.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-14-24	@CLE	1-6L	5.0	4	4	2	Under
09-09-24	@PHI	1-2L	4.3	1	1	1	Under
09-04-24	vsMIN	4-9W	3.7	9	4	2	Over
08-28-24	@SEA	2-6L	4.3	5	5	4	Push
08-23-24	@LAD	3-7L	4.3	5	3	1	Over
08-18-24	vsARI	7-8W	5.7	5	3	5	Over
08-10-24	vsBAL	7-5L	4.7	6	1	3	Over
08-04-24	@HOU	1-0W	4.3	2	0	5	Under
07-30-24	vsMIA	3-9W	2.3	1	1	3	Over
07-23-24	@TOR	4-2W	3.0	3	0	4	Under

Blue Jays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/21	vs TEX	4-0W	7	2	Under
09/20	vs TEX	0-2L	5	0	Under
09/19	vs TEX	8-13L	13	1	Over
09/17	@ STL	3-2W	6	1	Under
09/16	@ STL	7-2W	10	1	Over
09/15	@ STL	4-3W	10	0	Under
09/13	@ NYM	2-6L	6	0	Push
09/12	@ NYM	6-2W	12	0	Push
09/11	@ NYM	2-3L	4	0	Under
09/10	vs ATL	3-4L	8	1	Under
09/09	vs ATL	9-5W	17	2	Over
09/08	vs ATL	1-3L	7	0	Under
09/06	@ PHI	2-4L	6	0	Under
09/05	@ PHI	9-10L	16	4	Over
09/03	vs MIN	3-4L	3	1	Under

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/21	@ BOS	2-0W	7	0	Under
09/20	@ BOS	1-2L	8	0	Under
09/19	@ BOS	8-3W	12	4	Over
09/17	vs CLE	0-2L	4	0	Under
09/16	vs CLE	1-6L	6	0	Under
09/15	vs CLE	3-1W	8	2	Under
09/14	vs CLE	5-2W	10	1	Under
09/13	vs PHI	2-3L	5	1	Under
09/12	vs PHI	4-9L	13	0	Over
09/11	vs PHI	1-2L	8	1	Under
09/10	vs BAL	2-0W	8	1	Under
09/09	vs BAL	7-1W	12	2	Push
09/08	vs BAL	0-2L	3	0	Under
09/07	@ MIN	3-4L	8	0	Under
09/06	@ MIN	9-4W	9	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Toronto Blue Jays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 George Springer	8.0	10.5	0.221	0.379	0.346	0.724	0.296	0.037
#2 Davis Schneider	8.0	10.7	0.199	0.358	0.326	0.684	0.282	0.034
#3 V. Guerrero	8.5	11.2	0.320	0.546	0.449	0.995	0.395	0.050
#4 Alejandro Kirk	6.9	9.1	0.247	0.349	0.356	0.705	0.290	0.016
#5 Spencer Horwitz	6.5	8.6	0.276	0.464	0.427	0.891	0.356	0.041
#6 Ernie Clement	5.7	7.3	0.256	0.401	0.286	0.687	0.287	0.028
#7 Addison Barger	5.0	6.6	0.210	0.382	0.263	0.645	0.270	0.038
#8 Leo Jimenez	5.9	7.8	0.222	0.359	0.392	0.752	0.309	0.026
#9 Joey Loperfido	4.7	6.1	0.226	0.371	0.294	0.665	0.277	0.018

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	7.3	9.4	0.285	0.420	0.377	0.797	0.325	0.026
#2 Brandon Lowe	7.5	9.9	0.244	0.471	0.353	0.825	0.335	0.052
#3 Junior Caminero	7.9	10.1	0.248	0.411	0.341	0.752	0.308	0.031
#4 Jonathan Aranda	6.4	8.4	0.232	0.384	0.333	0.717	0.295	0.030
#5 Christopher Morel	6.8	9.0	0.194	0.341	0.331	0.671	0.276	0.038
#6 Josh Lowe	7.2	9.2	0.245	0.407	0.335	0.742	0.304	0.031
#7 Jose Caballero	5.9	7.6	0.227	0.353	0.310	0.664	0.276	0.021
#8 Logan Driscoll	5.2	6.9	0.200	0.320	0.200	0.520	0.220	0.040
#9 Jose Siri	5.1	6.8	0.192	0.371	0.291	0.662	0.275	0.044

Blue Jays Notable Injuries

Daulton Varsho OUT (OF): Avg: 0.211 SLG:0.403 Last game: 09/13/24. Impact: 2.1
Will Wagner OUT (2B): Avg: 0.305 SLG:0.451 Last game: 09/15/24. Impact: 2.2
Bo Bichette OUT (SS): Avg: 0.225 SLG:0.322 Last game: 09/19/24. Impact: 1.6