Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays 9/24/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Tropicana Field will play host to a Saturday evening AL East Division matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays. The Blue Jays (84-67) have lost three straight games and are currently tied with the Rays for the top AL Wild Card spot. Last night, Toronto OF Raimel Tapia had two hits and scored twice during a 10-6 road loss against Tampa Bay.

All-Star righty Alek Manoah (14-7 2.40 ERA) will head to the hill for the Blue Jays in this contest. In his last five starts, Manoah has allowed just 21 hits and five runs across 35 innings of work.

The Tampa Bay Rays have won 51 of their 79 home games and trail first place New York by 8.5 games. During Friday's home victory, OF Randy Arozarena homered and drove in six runs to power the Tampa Bay offense. DH Harold Ramirez scored three runs and Wander Franco scored twice for the Rays, who improved to 84-67 on the year.

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash will give the nod to talented right-hander Dennis Rasmussen (10-6 2.92 ERA) on Saturday. Last time out, Rasmussen gave up four runs in six innings during a 4-0 home loss versus Houston.