Blue Jays Vs Rays: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 3, 2022

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. takes a 13-game hitting streak into the Toronto Blue Jays’ (58-45) matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (54-49) at 12:10 PM ET on Wednesday at Tropicana Field. Yusei Kikuchi takes the mound first for Toronto (-118 to win), and Jalen Beeks is Tampa Bay’s (-101) choice to start.

The betting insights in this article reflect odds as of August 3, 2022 at 11:31 AM ET.

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Blue Jays vs Rays Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Blue Jays Probable Starter Yusei Kikuchi

• Kikuchi gets the start for the Blue Jays, his 18th of the season. He is 4-5 with a 4.89 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 70 innings pitched.
• His last time out was on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers, when the left-hander threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing two hits.
• In 17 games this season, the 31-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.89, with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .239 against him.
• Kikuchi has three quality starts under his belt this season.
• He will face a Rays squad that is hitting .239 as a unit (20th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .379 (23rd in MLB) with 94 total home runs (23rd in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 3, 2022 at 11:31 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rays Stats vs Kikuchi

Rays Probable Starter Jalen Beeks

• The Rays will send Beeks (1-1) to the mound for his sixth start this season.
• The left-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Sunday, when he threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Cleveland Guardians.
• The 29-year-old has pitched to a 2.36 ERA this season with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3 walks per nine across 25 games.
• Beeks has not earned a quality start in five starts this season.
• The Blue Jays rank third in MLB with 498 runs scored this season. They have a .265 batting average this campaign with 132 home runs (sixth in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 3, 2022 at 11:31 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Blue Jays Stats vs Beeks

Blue Jays Betting Trends

• The Blue Jays have won 60.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (51-33).
• Toronto is 49-32 (winning 60.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -118 or shorter.
• The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.1% in this contest.
• Toronto has played in 103 games with set over/under, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 52 times (52-49-2).
• The Blue Jays have a 49-54-0 record ATS this season.

Rays Betting Trends

• The Rays have won 14, or 41.2%, of the 34 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Tampa Bay has entered 27 games this season as the underdog by -101 or more and is 11-16 in those contests.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 50.2% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 50 of their 103 games with a total.
• The Rays are 45-58-0 ATS in their 103 games with a spread this season.

Blue Jays Players to Watch

• Guerrero has a team-best slugging percentage (.501) and leads the Blue Jays in hits (111). He’s hitting .285 with 21 doubles, 21 home runs and 42 walks.
• Guerrero ranks 33rd in batting average, 27th in on base percentage, and 17th in slugging among qualifying hitters in baseball.
• Guerrero has safely hit in 13 straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .421 with six doubles, a home run, four walks and six RBI.
• George Springer is hitting .251 with 14 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 35 walks.
• Springer’s batting average ranks 83rd among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 77th, and he is 38th in the league in slugging.
• Alejandro Kirk is hitting .308 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 36 walks. He has a .386 on-base percentage to pace the Blue Jays.
• Whit Merrifield is batting .238 with 23 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 30 walks.

Blue Jays Batting Stats (2022)

Rays Players to Watch

• Yandy Diaz has 92 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .397.
• Among all qualified hitters in the big leagues, Diaz’s batting average ranks 31st, his on-base percentage is sixth, and he is 99th in slugging percentatge.
• Randy Arozarena has 95 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .415, both of which lead Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Arozarena is 83rd in batting average, 106th in on-base percentage and 85th in slugging percentage in MLB.
• David Peralta has collected 70 base hits, an OBP of .312 and a slugging percentage of .453 this season.
• Ji-Man Choi has been key for Tampa Bay with 65 hits, an OBP of .351 plus a slugging percentage of .410.

Rays Batting Stats (2022)

Blue Jays vs Rays Player Props

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