Saturday's contest that pits the Toronto Blue Jays (19-24) versus the Tampa Bay Rays (24-22) at Rogers Centre has a good chance to be a close matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 6-5 in favor of the Blue Jays. First pitch is at 3:07 PM ET on May 18.

The Blue Jays will give the nod to Kevin Gausman (2-3, 4.95 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 3 on the season, and the Rays will counter with Zach Eflin (3-4, 3.91 ERA).

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Blue Jays vs. Rays Game Info & Odds

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Blue Jays vs. Rays Score Prediction

  • Our pick for this game is Blue Jays 6, Rays 5.

Total Prediction for Blue Jays vs. Rays

  • Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs

Blue Jays Performance Insights

  • The Blue Jays have played as the favorite in four of their past 10 games and have gone 2-2 in those contests.
  • In its last 10 games with a total, Toronto and its opponents are 4-6-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
  • This season, the Blue Jays have been favored 25 times and won 14, or 56%, of those games.
  • Toronto has entered nine games this season favored by -140 or more and is 5-4 in those contests.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 58.3% chance to win.
  • Toronto has scored 155 runs (just 3.6 per game) this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.
  • The Blue Jays' 4.45 team ERA ranks 24th among all league pitching staffs.

Rays Performance Insights

  • In six games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Rays have a record of 3-3.
  • In its previous 10 games with a total, Tampa Bay and its opponents have combined to exceed the over/under on three occasions.
  • The Rays have been victorious in six, or 46.2%, of the 13 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • Tampa Bay has a mark of 2-3 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +115 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 46.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • The offense for Tampa Bay is the No. 18 offense in baseball, scoring 4.2 runs per game (191 total runs).
  • The Rays have pitched to a 4.30 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.

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Blue Jays Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
May 11 Twins W 10-8 Kevin Gausman vs Simeon Woods Richardson
May 12 Twins L 5-1 Alek Manoah vs Bailey Ober
May 13 @ Orioles W 3-2 José Berríos vs Corbin Burnes
May 15 @ Orioles L 3-2 Yusei Kikuchi vs Kyle Bradish
May 17 Rays L 4-3 Chris Bassitt vs Tyler Alexander
May 18 Rays - Kevin Gausman vs Zach Eflin
May 19 Rays - Alek Manoah vs Aaron Civale
May 20 White Sox - José Berríos vs Erick Fedde
May 21 White Sox - Yusei Kikuchi vs Garrett Crochet
May 22 White Sox - Chris Bassitt vs Mike Clevinger
May 23 @ Tigers - Kevin Gausman vs Jack Flaherty

Rays Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
May 13 @ Red Sox W 5-3 Zach Eflin vs Kutter Crawford
May 14 @ Red Sox L 5-4 Aaron Civale vs Nick Pivetta
May 15 @ Red Sox W 4-3 Taj Bradley vs Tanner Houck
May 16 @ Red Sox W 7-5 Zack Littell vs Cooper Criswell
May 17 @ Blue Jays W 4-3 Tyler Alexander vs Chris Bassitt
May 18 @ Blue Jays - Zach Eflin vs Kevin Gausman
May 19 @ Blue Jays - Aaron Civale vs Alek Manoah
May 20 Red Sox - Taj Bradley vs Tanner Houck
May 21 Red Sox - Zack Littell vs Cooper Criswell
May 22 Red Sox - TBA vs Brayan Bello
May 24 Royals - Zach Eflin vs Seth Lugo

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