1:10 pm
September 25

Blue Jays @ Rays

Who will WIN this matchup?

Toronto Blue Jays (85-67)

@ Tampa Bay Rays (84-68)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Stripling (TOR): 8-4; 3.21 ERA

McClanahan (TB) 12-6; 2.36 ERA

 

Current odds:

Toronto Blue Jays: (+118)

Tampa Bay Rays: (-140)

 

• Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay with 20 home runs while slugging .472. Randy Arozarena is 12-for-30 with a home run and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

• George Springer has 22 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 68 RBI for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 10-for-41 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

• The club is looking for right-hander Ross Stripling (8-4, 3.21 ERA) to get back on track Sunday. In his previous start in Philadelphia Tuesday, Stripling was the beneficiary of a 7-1 lead from his teammates but lasted only four innings. He yielded five runs on nine hits in a no-decision. Stripling is 1-3 with a 3.63 ERA in nine career appearances (four starts) against Tampa Bay.

• In Tuesday’s loss to Houston, standout Rays hurler Shane McClanahan grimaced and shook his head following a pitch in the fifth inning. Cash decided to remove him, but the manager and the left-hander both said on Wednesday there was no lingering injury. In two starts since returning from the 15-day injured list due to shoulder impingement, the 25-year-old McClanahan is 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA. He scattered three hits over five scoreless innings in an 11-0 win over Toronto on Sept. 15. McClanahan is 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA in five career starts against Toronto. He has notched 29 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings and allowed just a .205 batting average.

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Tampa Bay Rays
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