Rays vs. Blue Jays prop picks and odds: Rasmussen poised to pile up strikeouts

The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays are playing each other on Wednesday. Toronto took over the No. 1 wild-card spot in the AL.

Drew Rasmussen and Ross Stripling are good bets to eclipse their strikeout props. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the bat we trust most tonight.

Rasmussen has been racking up strikeouts at an uncharacteristically high rate recently. He has pitched 31 innings in his last five starts, generating 38 punchouts. Rasmussen's fastball is being used more often and his cutter is his best pitch. The 27-year-old won AL Pitcher of the Month in August. His fastball has a -11 run value and the cutter has -12.

Stripling has averaged over 6 innings per start since the beginning of August. He has topped 3.5 Ks in all five of his starts during that period. Rays have the sixth-highest strikeout rate against right-handed pitchers in the majors.

Rays vs. Blue Jays prop picks and odds: Rasmussen is going to get strikeouts. Guerrero Jr. has had success against Rasmussen in the past, hitting four hits in 13 plate appearances against the pitcher.