The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays face off on Friday in an MLB showdown at the Rogers Centre.
Rays Look For Third Straight Win
The Rays have won the last two games and they are going to look for their third straight win here. Over the last two games against the Boston Red Sox scored 14 runs and they are going to need the offense to be good again here. The Rays are averaging 5.62 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.03 runs per game. The offense is ranked 4th in the league while the pitching is ranked 2nd. On the mound for the Rays will be Aaron Civale who sits with a 7-4 record and an ERA of 3.43.
Blue Jays Need Good Pitching Here
On Thursday the Blue Jays had good pitching and they are going to need good pitching again here. On the mound for the Blue Jays will be Yusei Kikuchi who sits with a 10-6 record and an ERA of 3.82. In his last start against the Rays he went four innings giving up nine hits and three runs. The Blue Jays are averaging 4.54 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.08 runs per game. The offense is ranked 16th in the league while the pitching is ranked 5th.
Shane’s Free Pick
The Rays are going to get the job done. Kikuchi didn’t look great in his last start and he’s going to really struggle here. Civale sits with an ERA of 3.43 and he’s going to lockdown here. The Rays are going to get the offense going here against Kikuchi and that is going to be the difference here as the Rays are going to get the job done here.
AUTHOR: Shane Mickle
