Blue Jays vs Rays

The Toronto Blue Jays will meet the Tampa Bay Rays as the two teams meet for a four-game series at Tropicana Field in Central Florida.

Bichette is hitting .271 (16 for 59) with one home run, seven RBIs, and four runs over 15 games in the battle with the Rays. Arozarena is hitting .250 (14 for 56) with one home run, six RBIs, and seven runs over 14 games against the Jays. Unfortunately, Franco has struggled against the Jays, batting .196 (10 for 51) with one home run, two RBIs, and seven runs over 13 games. Additionally, he is batting .250 (17 for 68) with one home run, nine RBIs, and eight runs over 17 games in September. Amazingly, he is hitting .281 (18 for 64) with two home runs, 10 RBIs, and seven runs over 15 games against the Rays this year. But this is a game that the Jays may win by a few runs. Guerrero is batting .286 (6 for 21) with one RBI and two runs over five games at Tropicana Field. He is hitting .313 (15 for 48) with five RBIs and five runs over 14 games this month. Bichette is hitting .282 with 24 home runs, 89 RBIs, and 86 runs. The Rays are 49-28 at home but just 33-39 on the road, while the Jays are 43-32 at home and 41-32 away. Guerrero is batting .280 with 29 home runs, 85 RBIs, and 84 runs. The Jays are 6-4 over their previous 10 games, while the Rays have gone 4-6.

The Toronto Blue Jays look to bounce back at Tropicana Field after a 10-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.

Even if White acts in more of an opener role, Toronto should trot out the likes of Yusei Kikuchi and others. Rays -1.5 (+155): If White has a volatile outing — which he’s been prone to do — this pick provides better value on the Rays. That said, we just need the Rays to hold a lead through five innings so this works for us. White has a 7.47 ERA since joining Toronto at the trade deadline. The pregame narrative: Jeffrey Springs has been sensational in September and will get the start for Tampa Bay tonight opposite Mitch White, who’s been floundering. He’s quietly had a great season, boasting a 2.45 ERA in 121.9 IP.

After falling 10-5 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays need a win on Friday to stay clear of their AL rivals in the standings.

White is unlikely to pitch deep into this game, so we like the idea of betting on a switch hitter, who will have the platoon advantage against whoever comes out of the bullpen. Toronto is significantly worse against southpaws (.739 OPS) than right-handers (.761), and the team is also missing one of its best lefty bashers. (+143): These odds strike us as generous for a player who’s hitting .427/.469/.798 in September. Wander Franco has been putting the ball in play lately, and Bo Bichette is rolling. Although Springs is no easy mark, he’s the type of pitcher the shortstop has excelled against in the past. Key stat: Springs has cleared this line in five of his last six starts, including six innings of shutout ball against the Blue Jays on September 13