Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/01/2022

Game Time: 3:07 pm ET, Friday, July 1, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +110, Blue Jays -130; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +110, Blue Jays -130; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +110, Blue Jays -135; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  40-34 (4th place, AL East)

Toronto Blue Jays:  42-33 (3rd 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 on a 2 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Milwaukee Brewers getting swept 2-0 in a 2-game series. They enter this game with a 40-34 record overall and have a road record of 15-17. This is the 2nd game of a 5-game series with the Blue Jays on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Their offense ranks 26th in the MLB with a .671 OPS. Matt Wisler is their starting pitcher on Thursday while Corey Kluber is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 3-4 with a 3.45 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 0 BB with 6 Ks on 5 hits through 5.1 IP against the Pittsburgh Pirates. 

 

The Blue Jays enter this game off of a loss after going on a 2 game winning streak prior to that. They won their last series against the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 42-33 record overall and have a home record of 23-15. This is the 2nd game of a 5-game series with the Rays on Friday with the 1st game still to be played on Thursday. Their offense ranks 1st in the MLB with a .758 OPS. Yusei Kikuchi is on the mound on Thursday while José Berríos will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Friday. He is 5-4 with a 5.86 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 8 ER, 2 HRs, and 2 BB with 1 K on 8 hits through 2.2 IP against the Milwaukee Brewers. 

The current betting odds have not been listed for this game yet. The Rays have not been playing well recently as they just lost 2 games to the Brewers after sweeping a bad Pirates team. They have Kluber starting here and he has been good this season but will likely not be able to shut down the Jays lineup. The Jays have been hitting the ball well recently and scoring a lot of runs in their games but the Rays also have a very good bullpen to back them up and will make it difficult for the Jays to score runs here. The Rays have had a very bad offense all season and they normally would not be able to keep up with the Jays but their pitching is so good they are always in a position to win any game and the Jays have Berrios starting here which will help the Rays with their bad offense. Berrios is coming off of a very bad start in his last game and has been a gas can for his team in his last few starts as well. He has not been pitching well and if he has another bad game here, the Jays will not be able to bail him out with runs against the Rays. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Rays Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, July 1, 2022 (3:07 pm ET start time) is Rays 3 Blue Jays 2.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 192-128 (+33.9 Units) ML in all games. 82-63 (+14.2 Units) ML in road games. 17-8 UNDER against division opponents.

Toronto Blue Jays: 11-14 (-4.4 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 42-33 (-5.1 Units) ML in all games. JOSE BERRIOS is 6-1 UNDER at home when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  K. Kiermaier (CF) Prob Fri - Hip. M. Margot (CF) Late Aug - Knee. 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.

 

 

 

"You don't anticipate the home runs. But you go back and look at the pitches and you understand why they got a hold of them." - Kevin Cash after his team’s loss against the Brewers on Wednesday.

 

 

"I don't know what the intents were. I just know what I know but I keep it to myself." - Charlie Montoyo after his team’s loss against the Red Sox on Wednesday.

 

 

 

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) CF

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero (R) DH

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF

Raimel Tapia (L) RF

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

Cavan Biggio (L) 1B

 

Batting Average:  Jonathan Aranda (.667)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (71)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (10)

RBI:  Ji-Man Choi (35)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (17)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (8)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Alejandro Kirk (.320)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (80)

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)