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Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays

The Toronto Blue Jays will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

Alek Manoah will be the starting pitcher for the Blue Jays on this day. Right hander Manoah is 14-7 this season with a 2.40 ERA.

It'll be Drew Rasmussen toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Right hander Rasmussen is 10-6 with a 2.92 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total opened at 6.

Tampa Bay was a 10-6 winner in its last match on the road against the Blue Jays. They won as -148 favorites, while the total score of 16 made winners of OVER bettors.

Last time out for Toronto, they were a 10-6 loser as they battled the Rays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rays at -148 were rewarded, while the 16 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Toronto:
Team record: 84-67 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games on the road

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 84-67 SU
Tampa Bay is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home
Tampa Bay is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto

Next up:
Toronto at Tampa Bay Sunday, September 25