Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

Today’s matchup is between the Toronto Blue Jays (32-28) and the Tampa Bay Rays (40-20). The Jays have won 4 of their last 5 games & the Rays have won 4 of their last 5 games.

The Jays are starting Hyun Jin Ryu (LHP), on the mound who is 5-2 on the season pitching a 2.69 ERA, 3.01 FIP, .275 wOBA, K% of 26.2%, BB% of 6.2%, 87.0 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.15 WHIP in 67.0 innings pitched.

The Rays are starting Tyler Glasnow (RHP), who is 5-1 on the season with a 4.08 ERA, 3.66 FIP, .285 wOBA, K% of 38.2%, BB% of 9.2%, 90.4 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.13 WHIP in 57.1 innings pitched.

The Jays are the 11th best in the Majors in Relieving Pitching (WAR) while the Rays are 1st.

On the hitting side, the Jays have a .329 wOBA and a .325 OBP. The Rays have a .325 wOBA and a .328 OBP. The Jays have 88 HRs this season while the Rays have 80 HRs.

The Blue Jays are coming into this one as the underdogs in this match against the Rays. Hyun Jin Ryu has the edge over Tyler Glasnow in this one with a lower exit velocity and FIP. The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays share very similar batting stats so I'm going to take the side of the underdogs for +124.