Rays host the Blue Jays, look to continue home win streak

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Toronto Blue Jays (16-19, third in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (22-12, second in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (2-2, 3.32 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (2-1, 2.64 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -127, Blue Jays +107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will try to keep an eight-game home win streak alive when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays.

Tampa Bay has a 22-12 record overall and a 12-4 record at home. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.68 ERA, which ranks third in the AL.

Toronto has a 6-11 record in road games and a 16-19 record overall. The Blue Jays are 11-7 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Tuesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with a .322 batting average, and has three doubles, a triple, five home runs, 13 walks and 21 RBIs. Jonathan Aranda is 14 for 38 with three home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Ernie Clement has 13 doubles, a home run and nine RBIs for the Blue Jays. Kazuma Okamoto is 10 for 37 with five home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 9-1, .242 batting average, 1.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .242 batting average, 3.41 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Rays: Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Joe Boyle: 15-Day IL (elbow), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (forearm), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Blue Jays: Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (ankle), George Springer: day-to-day (toe), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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