Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 9/13/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays will play the second half of a twinbill as part of a five-game series on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tampa Bay is 78-60 following a 10-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday. Tampa Bay lost two out of three to the AL East leading Yankees. Tampa Bay is second in the AL East  5 ½ games behind NY and the Rays are first in the AL wildcard race, tied with Toronto.

Third baseman Yandy Diaz is batting .292 with a team high .402 on-base percentage. Left fielder Randy Arozarena has 19 home runs, 76 RBIs and 137 hits to lead Tampa Bay in each category. Tampa Bay has not announced its starting pitcher for the second half of a doubleheader on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto dropped to 78-61 following its 4-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Toronto was held to just seven hits and the Blue Jays left 10 runners on base. Toronto has won eight of the last 10 and the Blue Jays are third in the AL East, six games behind first-place. Toronto is tied for first in the AL wildcard race with Tampa Bay.

Catcher Alejandro Kirk is batting .298 to lead Toronto and has a team-high .382 on-base percentage. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr has 27 home runs to lead Toronto, while shortstop Bo Bichette is the leader in RBIs with 84 and hits with 157. Toronto has not announced its starting pitcher for the second game of a doubleheader at home Tuesday with Tampa Bay.