A pair of teams in the AL East — the Toronto Blue Jays (24-24) and the Tampa Bay Rays (23-26) — clash on Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET, at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
The Blue Jays are an underdog away (+124) at the Rays (-146). The Tampa Bay Rays will give the start to Drew Rasmussen (2-4), but the Blue Jays’ starting pitcher has not been announced yet.
The Rays knocked off the Astros by an 8-4 score in their most recent game Wednesday. Yandy Diaz went 2 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead them offensively while Taj Bradley picked up the win after throwing six innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out seven.
Wednesday, the Blue Jays knocked off the Padres 14-0. Kevin Gausman was the winning pitcher after he went seven innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out nine. Nathan Lukes paced the Blue Jays’ offense, going 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s Rays vs. Blue Jays contest, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Rays (-146, bet $146 to win $100)Underdog: Blue Jays (+124, bet $100 to win $124)Over/under: 9Rays vs. Blue Jays: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, May 23, 2025Game time: 7:05 p.m. ETLocation: Tampa, FloridaStadium: George M. Steinbrenner FieldTV channel: FDSSUN and SN1Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have entered the game as favorites 27 times this season and won 12, or 44.4%, of those games.Tampa Bay is 5-6 this season when entering a game favored by -146 or more on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 59.3%.Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 19 of 49 chances this season.The Rays are 21-28-0 ATS in their 49 games with a spread this season.Drew Rasmussen (Rays probable starter)The Rays will send Rasmussen (2-4) to make his 10th start of the season. He is 2-4 with a 2.93 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 46 2/3 innings pitched.In his last appearance on Saturday, the righty went six scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins while surrendering four hits.In nine games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 2.93, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .214 against him.Rasmussen has one quality start under his belt this season.Rasmussen is seeking his third straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.1 innings per appearance on the mound.In three of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.The opposing Blue Jays offense has a collective .250 batting average, and is 14th in the league with 402 total hits and 21st in MLB action with 196 runs scored. It has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.384) and ranks 23rd in home runs (44) in all of MLB.Rays batting statsThe Rays rank 23rd in Major League Baseball with 44 home runs.The offense for Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .367 this season, 25th in MLB.The Rays’ .241 batting average ranks 19th in the league this season.Tampa Bay has scored the 23rd-most runs in the majors this season with 193 (3.9 per game).The Rays have an OBP of .306 this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.Tampa Bay ranks 19th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.Blue Jays stats and trendsBlue Jays betting recordsThe Blue Jays have been chosen as underdogs in 28 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (50%) in those games.This season, Toronto has come away with a win two times in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +124 or longer on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Blue Jays have a 44.6% chance of walking away with the win.Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 23 of its 47 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Blue Jays have posted a record of 30-17-0 against the spread this season.Blue Jays batting statsThe Blue Jays average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 23rd in MLB play with 44 total home runs.This season, Toronto’s .384 slugging percentage is 20th in the majors.The Blue Jays are 11th in the majors with a .250 batting average.Toronto scores the 21st-most runs in baseball (196 total, 4.1 per game).The Blue Jays’ .318 on-base percentage is 12th in MLB.