Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays MLB Betting Preview | September 25

Raimel Tapia will try to get his 100th hit of the season (he has 98) when the Toronto Blue Jays (85-67) take on the Tampa Bay Rays (84-68) on Sunday at 1:10 PM ET. The Blue Jays are underdogs (+119) versus the Rays (-141). Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan gets the start against Toronto’s Ross Stripling.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Rays vs. Blue Jays

• Game Day: Sunday, September 25, 2022
• Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Rays Stats & Trends

Rays Batting

• The Rays average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 25th in baseball with 133 total home runs .
• The Rays’ .242 batting average ranks 15th in the majors.
• The Rays are 19th in the league with a .311 on-base percentage.
• The Rays’ 8.6 strikeouts per game rank 18th in baseball.
• The Rays average 0.9 homers per home game this season (71 total at home).
• The Rays are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .388 in home contests.
• The team is batting .242 with 624 hits (7.8 per game) at home this season.

Rays Key Batters

• Randy Arozarena has 151 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .460, both of which lead Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Among the qualified hitters in the majors, Arozarena’s batting average ranks 37th, his on-base percentage ranks 55th, and he is 38th in slugging.
• Arozarena will look for his fifth straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .429 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and eight RBI.
• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in OBP (.399) this season, fueled by 136 hits.
• Among qualifiers, Diaz is 18th in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage and 72nd in slugging percentage.
• Isaac Paredes is batting .221 with a .472 slugging percentage and 45 RBI this year.
• Harold Ramirez is batting .308 with a .352 OBP and 55 RBI for Tampa Bay this season.
• Ramirez has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.

Blue Jays Stats & Trends

Blue Jays Batting

• The Blue Jays rank ninth in Major League Baseball with 184 home runs.
• No team has a better batting average than the .261 AVG the Blue Jays have posted this season.
• The Blue Jays are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking third with an OBP of .327.
• The Blue Jays are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking sixth with an average of 7.7 strikeouts per game.
• In 77 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 92 homers, an average of 1.2 per contest.
• They are slugging .427 in 77 road games this season.
• They are averaging 9.4 base hits per game and batting .265 on the road this season.

Blue Jays Key Batters

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has racked up 166 hits, a team-best for the Blue Jays.
• Including all qualifying players, Guerrero ranks 33rd in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 43rd and he is 21st in slugging.
• Bo Bichette’s .472 slugging percentage paces his team.
• Bichette is 25th in batting average, 65th in on-base percentage and 28th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
• George Springer has 22 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 52 walks while batting .260.
• Alejandro Kirk has a .379 OBP to pace his team.

Rays vs. Blue Jays Probable Pitchers