Blue Jays host the Rays to begin 3-game series

Tampa Bay Rays (18-22, fourth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (20-20, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (3-2, 4.93 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (1-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 45 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday to open a three-game series.

Toronto is 20-20 overall and 11-8 at home. The Blue Jays have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .250.

Tampa Bay has gone 7-5 in road games and 18-22 overall. The Rays have the eighth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .308.

Tuesday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Santander ranks fourth on the Blue Jays with 10 extra base hits (five doubles and five home runs). George Springer is 9 for 35 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has eight doubles and six home runs while hitting .238 for the Rays. Jonathan Aranda is 14 for 33 with a double and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .289 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

Rays: 4-6, .220 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Anthony Santander: day-to-day (shoulder), Andres Gimenez: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Erik Swanson: 60-Day IL (hand), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (lat), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jake Mangum: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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