Sunday, April 26, 2015

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg

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Probable Pitchers: (L) Buehrle, M (3-0) vs. (R) Archer, C (2-2)

The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

The Blue Jays are 3-7 in their last 10 road games vs. a right-handed starter and are 7-20 in their last 27 road games vs. a team with a winning record. Toronto is 1-5 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a losing home record and are 4-0 in Mark Buehrle's last 4 starts vs. a team with a winning record. The over is 5-0-1 in the Blue Jays last 6 road games and is 3-0-1 in their last 4 road games vs. a right-handed starter.

The Rays are 7-1 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record and are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning record. Tampa Bay is 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30 and are 1-6 in their last 7 games vs. a left-handed starter. The over is 8-3 in the Rays last 11 home games and is 5-2 in their last 7 overall.

In head to head matchups, the Blue Jays are 6-1 in Buehrle's last 7 starts vs. Rays and are 4-1 in his last 5 road starts vs. Rays. The over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Tampa Bay.

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Trends

The Toronto Blue Jays are 10-6-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Toronto Blue Jays is 0.6

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Rays are 10-7-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Tampa Bay Rays is -0.1

Injuries to Watch

Toronto Blue Jays

04/25/15 RF Jose Bautista Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Tampa Bay Rays
04/23/15 C Dioner Navarro Hamstring 15-day DL (4/22)
04/06/15 2B Maicer Izturis Groin 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Marcus Stroman Knee 60-day DL (4/6)

Tampa Bay Rays

04/23/15 2B Ryan Brett Shoulder 15-day DL (4/22)
04/18/15 P Jeff Beliveau Shoulder 60-day DL (4/22), out for season
04/09/15 C John Jaso Wrist 15-day DL (4/7)
04/06/15 P Alex Cobb Forearm 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Jake McGee Elbow 15-day DL (4/6)
04/06/15 P Matt Moore Elbow 60-day DL (4/6)
04/06/15 SS Nick Franklin Oblique 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 P Alex Colome Pneumonia 15-day DL (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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