Blue Jays vs Rays 09/24/23

AL East Division foes will clash on Sunday afternoon, when the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays wrap up their series from Tropicana Field. Be ready to get all of our winning MLB Picks today! The Blue Jays (86-69) are ten games above .500 on the road and are sitting in second place in the AL Wild Card standings. On Saturday, Toronto left 13 men on base and struck out nine times during a 7-6 road loss. 

Thirty-two year old southpaw Yusei Kikuchi (10-6 3.74 ERA) has been solid for the Blue Jays this season. Last time out, Kikuchi (5 IP) allowed one run and struck out seven batters during a 7-1 road victory against New York. 

The Tampa Bay Rays have won 53 of their first 80 home games and are just a game back of first place Baltimore. During yesterday’s home victory, Tampa Bay walked it off on a Josh Lowe single that scored Harold Ramirez. All-Star 1B Yandy Diaz led off with a home run and Lowe added a three-run shot to give the Rays (95-61) a 4-0 lead after one inning. 

Rookie right-hander Taj Bradley (5-7 5.36 ERA) will make his 21st career major league start. The Rays have won Bradley’s previous four starts and he has allowed 11 runs (10 ER) over his last 21 innings of work.

Tampa Bay 2B Brandon Lowe suffered a fractured left patella and is expected to miss the entire postseason. Through 155 games, Toronto ranks 14th in OPS and 17th in runs scored. For the season, Tampa Bay ranks 4th in OPS and 4th in runs scored. Take the Blue Jays to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Toronto Blue Jays win 5-3.