Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/30/2022

Game Time: 7:07 pm ET, Thursday, June 30, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  YouTube

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +120, Blue Jays -140; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +125, Blue Jays -145; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +120, Blue Jays -145; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  40-33 (4th place, AL East)

Toronto Blue Jays:  42-32 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  5-5 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Rays enter this game off of a loss after going on a 3 game winning streak prior to that. They won their last series against the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 completing the sweep in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 40-33 record overall and have a road record of 15-17. This is the series opener of a 5-game series with the Blue Jays on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Milwaukee Brewers still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 27th in the MLB with a .671 OPS. Jalen Beeks is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Jeffrey Springs is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 3-2 with a 2.25 ERA this season. His team won their last 5 straight games with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 3 HRs, and 0 BB with 9 Ks on 7 hits through 6 IP against the Pittsburgh Pirates. 

 

The Blue Jays enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They lost their last series against the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 42-32 record overall and have a home record of 23-14. This is the 1st game of a 5-game series with the Rays on Thursday with the 3rd game of their series against the Boston Red Sox still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 1st in the MLB with a .759 OPS. Alek Manoah is on the mound on Wednesday while Yusei Kikuchi will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Thursday. He is 2-4 with a 5.08 ERA this season. His team lost 4 of their last 5 games with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 2 HRs, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 6 hits through 2 IP against the Milwaukee Brewers. 

The current betting odds have not been listed for this game yet. The Rays just lost their 1st game of a 2-game series against the Brewers after sweeping the Pirates before that but they have been pitching very well in these games. The Rays have not been good offensively this season but they are still finding ways to score runs in their games and back that up with good pitching to get their wins. They have Springs starting here and he has been having a great season as he is just another one of the pitchers the Rays have on their staff that is doing his part to help his team win games. He has been one of the better pitchers on their pitching staff as well this season and even though their offense has not been good, they will score runs on the Jays here. The Blue Jays have been playing better recently but their pitching has not been very good this season and the rays have a major advantage on them there. The Jays have been hitting much better than the Rays this season though, but that is not going to matter here with Kikuchi starting for the Jays here. Kikuchi has been a liability for them all season, rarely winning games when he starts as he allows way too many runs in every start. The best way to place a bet in this game is on the Rays here.

 

Rays Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, June 30, 2022 (7:07 pm ET start time) is Rays 6 Blue Jays 4.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 192-127 (+35.2 Units) ML in all games. 82-63 (+14.2 Units) ML in road games. 10-6 OVER against left-handed starters.

Toronto Blue Jays: 11-14 (-4.4 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 42-32 (-3.4 Units) ML in all games. 36-23 OVER against right-handed starters.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  K. Kiermaier (CF) Prob Fri - Hip. J. Choi (1B) Out Tues - Ankle. B. Lowe (2B) Mid July - Back.

Toronto Blue Jays:  H. Ryu (SP) out for season - Elbow. D. Jansen (C) Mid July - Finger. Y. Garcia (RP) Out indefinitely - Back.

 

 

 

"Wis has been so good for us. It kind of came together really fast. They handled the breaking ball, got it up in the air and hit a couple big home runs." - Kevin Cash after his team’s loss against the Brewers on Tuesday.

 

 

"A lot of emotions. Boston, they were ahead of us in the division and you're trying to win those games, win the series, trying to go ahead in the division. I was just fired up." - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after their win against the Red Sox on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Wander Franco (S) DH

Isaac Paredes (R) 2B

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Harold Ramirez (R) RF

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Francisco Mejia (S) C

Vidal Brujan (S) CF

 

George Springer (R) DH

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero (R) 1B

Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

Gabriel Moreno (R) C

Raimel Tapia (L) CF

 

Batting Average:  Jonathan Aranda (.667)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (71)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (10)

RBI:  Ji-Man Choi (35)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (15)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (8)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Alejandro Kirk (.325)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (79)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (18)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (46)

Stolen Bases:  George Springer (7)

Wins:  Alek Manoah (9)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (17)

ERA:  Bowden Francis (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Toronto Blue Jays: Charlie Montoyo (4th season)