Tampa Bay will try to be nasty hosts on Saturday when the Toronto Blue Jays pay a visit to Tropicana Field.

Matt Moore gets the call for the Tampa Bay Rays and he will try to build on a 10-11 mark. In the other dugout, Brandon Morrow brings a 8-6 ledger to the game for the Blue Jays as he tries to quiet the Rays bats.



View Toronto vs Tampa Bay Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Rays as -170 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 7.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 4-ranked Rays and the American League No. 12-rated Blue Jays in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Tampa Bay and its American League No. 10-rated batting order, averaging 4.3 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 7 lineup of the Blue Jays at 4.5 runs per outing.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Tampa Bay has the American League's No. 1-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Blue Jays own the American League's No. 11 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Toronto was a 12-1 loser on the road against the Rays. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -205 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Toronto was scored on plenty on Friday, falling behind early and watching runners cross the plate all game in a 12-1 loss to Tampa Bay.




Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 1-9
After a loss are 3-7

Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Toronto are 9-1
After a win are 5-5

A few Blue Jays at Rays trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Toronto


Next up:
Toronto at Tampa Bay, Sunday, September 23