Rays take 3-game win streak into matchup with the Blue Jays

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Tampa Bay Rays (28-13, first in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (18-24, fourth in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Griffin Jax (1-2, 5.00 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (3-1, 2.58 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 66 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -162, Rays +136; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays seek to continue a three-game win streak with a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto is 18-24 overall and 12-11 at home. The Blue Jays are 12-4 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Tampa Bay has a 28-13 record overall and a 14-9 record on the road. The Rays are 22-3 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The matchup Wednesday is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Rays hold a 5-0 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 10 home runs while slugging .464. Ernie Clement is 11 for 40 with a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero has 11 home runs, 21 walks and 19 RBIs while hitting .255 for the Rays. Jonathan Aranda is 17 for 35 with a double, a home run and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 3-7, .237 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Rays: 9-1, .288 batting average, 2.08 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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)

Rays: Chandler Simpson: day-to-day (leg), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Boyle: 15-Day IL (elbow), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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