Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 9/12/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the Tampa Bay Rays play the first game of a five-game series on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tampa Bay is 78-59 following a 10-3 loss on Saturday to the New York Yankees. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Tampa Bay. The Rays are second in the American League East, trailing the first place Yankees by 4 ½ games and are first in the AL Wildcard chase.

Third baseman Yandy Diaz is batting .293 to lead Tampa Bay and has a team-high .401 on base percentage. Left fielder Randy Arozarena is the leader in home runs with 19, RBIs with 76 and hits with 136. Tampa Bay has not announced its starting pitcher for the opening game of a five-game series north of the Border against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto improved to 78-60 following its 11-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Danny Jansen had four hits, equalling his career-high, including hitting a home run. Santiago Espinal had three hits as well as three RBIs and Raimel Tapia added a three-run home run. Toronto is third in the American League East, five games behind first-place New York and second in the AL Wildcard chase.

Catcher Alejandro Kirk is batting .298 to lead Toronto and has a team-high .381 on base percentage. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero is the leader in home runs with 27, while shortstop Bo Bichette is the leader in RBIs with 84 and hits with 156. On Monday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Jose Berrios to the mound. The right-hander is 10-5 with a 5.23 ERA, 129 Ks and 36 BBs.