Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 6/30/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Tampa Bay Rays go back on the road Thursday night to Toronto, ON for game one of four against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tampa Bay comes into Thursday night six games above .500 following a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Jalen Beeks got the start for Tampa Bay giving up one run on three hits across two innings of work. The Tampa Bay bullpen faltered allowing one run on two hits before Calvin Faucher came on in relief to allow one run and one hit leading to the loss.

Offensively Tampa Bay struggled immensely from the plate with only seven hits in 33 at bats including a terrible 1-12 with runners in scoring position to leave nine men on base. Taylor Walls was the biggest spark in the Tampa Bay lineup driving in two of the three Rays runs.

The Toronto Blue Jays continue a homestand Thursday night 10 games over .500 riding a two game win streak after a 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox. Ross Stripling got the start for Toronto giving up two runs on five hits across 5 innings of work leading to a no decision. The Toronto bullpen held true allowing only three runs on five hits Jordan Romano came on to record the final three outs leading to the victory.

Alejandro Kirk leads the way for the Toronto offense with a .325 batting average on the year, while Bo Bichette leads Toronto with 79 hits. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. supplies the Toronto power leading the team with 18 home runs and 46 RBI’s.