Rays host the Blue Jays on 3-game home win streak

Toronto Blue Jays (73-82, fifth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (77-78, third in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (10-13, 4.16 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 166 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Baz (3-3, 3.21 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Toronto Blue Jays looking to extend a three-game home winning streak.

Tampa Bay has a 41-39 record at home and a 77-78 record overall. The Rays have the 10th-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .304.

Toronto has a 35-45 record in road games and a 73-82 record overall. The Blue Jays have a 57-11 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The matchup Sunday is the 13th time these teams square off this season. The Rays hold an 8-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christopher Morel leads Tampa Bay with 21 home runs while slugging .353. Jonathan Aranda is 11-for-32 with four home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a .324 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has 42 doubles, a triple and 30 home runs. Alejandro Kirk is 11-for-41 with seven RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .230 batting average, 2.17 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Blue Jays: 5-5, .247 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Rays: Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (elbow), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (finger), Will Wagner: 60-Day IL (knee), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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