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David Peralta will look for his 100th hit of the season (he has 99) when the Tampa Bay Rays (79-63) square off against the Toronto Blue Jays (81-62) on Thursday at 3:07 PM ET. The Rays are underdogs (+120) versus the Blue Jays (-141). Kevin Gausman gets the starting nod for Toronto, and Shane McClanahan is Tampa Bay’s pick to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Rays
- Game Day: Thursday, September 15, 2022
- Game Time: 3:07 PM ET
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Jays | -141 | 7.5 |
Blue Jays Stats & Trends
Blue Jays Batting
- The Blue Jays are ninth-best in MLB play with 172 total home runs.
- The Blue Jays have a league-leading .262 batting average.
- The Blue Jays rank fourth in baseball with a .327 on-base percentage.
- The Blue Jays strike out 7.6 times per game, the sixth-fewest average in baseball.
- The Blue Jays average 1.2 homers per home game this season (87 total at home).
- The Blue Jays are slugging .432 with 3.2 extra-base hits per game at home.
- At home this season the club averages 8.5 hits per game and is batting .259.
Blue Jays Key Batters
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 157 hits, which is best among Toronto hitters this season, while batting .278 with 61 extra-base hits.
- Among qualifying hitters in the majors, Guerrero ranks 31st in batting average, 46th in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging.
- Guerrero will look for his ninth straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last 10 games he is batting .239 with four doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
- Bo Bichette has hit 24 homers this season while driving in 88 runs. He’s batting .283 this season.
- Among qualified batters, Bichette’s batting average ranks him 27th, his on-base percentage 73rd, and his slugging percentage 23rd.
- Bichette heads into this game looking to extend his seven-game hit streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .465 with six doubles, a triple, six home runs, two walks and 15 RBI.
- George Springer has 116 hits this season and has a slash line of .261/.341/.452.
- Springer has recorded a hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .176 with a home run, four walks and two RBI.
- Alejandro Kirk leads Toronto in OBP (.379) this season, fueled by 125 hits.
Rays Stats & Trends
Rays Batting
- The Rays’ 125 home runs rank 24th in Major League Baseball.
- The Rays rank 14th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.
- The Rays have an on-base percentage of .310 this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
- The Rays rank 18th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.
- They’ve hit 60 homers, an average of 0.8 per game, in 71 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .373 in 71 road games this season.
- In 71 road games this season, they have a batting average of .242 while averaging 8.5 base hits per contest.
Rays Key Batters
- Yandy Diaz has accumulated a team-best .404 on-base percentage.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Diaz’s batting average is 15th, his on-base percentage is third, and he is 72nd in slugging.
- Randy Arozarena has 139 hits while slugging .450. Both are team-highs.
- Arozarena’s batting average ranks 53rd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 67th, and he is 49th in slugging.
- Harold Ramirez is hitting .318 with 20 doubles, six home runs and 18 walks.
- Peralta is batting .252 with 28 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 35 walks.
Blue Jays vs. Rays Probable Pitchers
| Gausman | McClanahan | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | GS | 0 |
| 12-9 | W-L | 0-0 |
| 3.31 | ERA | – |
| 152.1 | IP | 0 |
| 24 | BB | 0 |
| 179 | SO | 0 |
