{"id":577,"date":"2024-05-18T10:43:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T14:43:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-05-18T10:43:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T14:43:50","slug":"matchup-preview-tampa-bay-rays-vs-toronto-blue-jays-may-18-2024-at-rogers-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/18\/matchup-preview-tampa-bay-rays-vs-toronto-blue-jays-may-18-2024-at-rogers-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays &#8211; May 18, 2024 at Rogers Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The showdown is set for May 18, 2024, as the Tampa Bay Rays go head-to-head with the Toronto Blue Jays at Toronto&#8217;s Rogers Centre, starting at 3:07 PM under overcast skies. Leading the charge on the pitcher&#8217;s mound for the Rays will be Zach Eflin with an ERA of 3.906, while the Blue Jays counter with Kevin Gausman, who has an ERA of 4.954.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of standings, the Rays are currently 7th in the AL East with a 24-22 record, showing a solid winning percentage of .52 and holding a divisional record of 8-7. They&#8217;ve grabbed 6 wins in their last 10 outings, charging into this game with a three-win streak. Their performance details include 14 wins and 12 losses at home, standing at 10-10 on the road, with a daytime game win affinity (10 wins).<\/p>\n<p>Contrarily, the Blue Jays find themselves placed low at 12th in the same division, reflecting a 19-24 record and a .44 winning percentage. Their divisional battles have them at 6-7, holding a less favorable stance in recent games with just 4 wins in the last 10 matchups, and coming off two consecutive losses. Their home and away insights show a near-even split with a slight nudge towards poorer away game performances.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding betting odds, the game has set interesting points. For this matchup, the point spread is listed at -1.5, favoring the Rays to win by more than one run. The over\/under for the game is pegged at 7.5, hinting at moderate run totals from both teams combined. In terms of MoneyLine, the Rays as the away team stand at +113, suggesting a slightly risky but possible profitable bet, while the Blue Jays at home are marked at -133, highlighting them as favorites despite their recent form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The showdown is set for May 18, 2024, as the Tampa Bay Rays go head-to-head with the Toronto Blue Jays at Toronto&#8217;s Rogers Centre, starting at 3:07 PM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}