Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 7/3/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Rogers Centre will play host to a Sunday afternoon MLB clash between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays. In the first game of yesterday’s doubleheader, Tampa Bay SS Wander Franco homered and scored twice during a 6-2 road victory against Toronto. SP Shane McClanahan (9-3) fanned ten batters in seven innings to earn the win for the Rays (42-36).. 

Twenty-three year old righty Shane Baz (0-1 3.38 ERA) will make his fifth start of the season for the Rays. Through 18 plus innings, Baz has struck out 21 batters and sports a stellar 1.02 WHIP.

The Toronto Blue Jays have won 25 of their first 42 home games and trail AL East Division leading New York by 13.5 games. In the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader, Toronto SP Thomas Hatch was shelled for ten runs and was the losing pitcher during an 11-5 home loss. 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 19th home run of the season in a losing effort for the Blue Jays (44-35).

The Blue Jays will turn to thirty-two year old righty Ross Stripling (4-2 3.12 ERA) in the series finale. Toronto has won four of Stripling’s previous five starts and he has allowed just five runs total over that stretch.