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Tampa Bay puts 4-game win streak on the line

Posted April 12, 2019 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays (10-3, first in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (4-9, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryne Stanek (0-0, 1.50 ERA) Blue Jays: Trent Thornton (0-0, 1.69 ERA)

LINE: Rays favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays enter the matchup as winners of their last four games.

The Blue Jays went 30-46 in division play in 2018. Toronto averaged 8.2 hits per game last season and totaled 217 home runs as a team.

The Rays went 41-35 in division games in 2018. Tampa Bay hit .258 as a team last year while averaging 8.7 hits per game. The Rays won the season series 13-6 in 2018.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by HERO Sports, and data from Sportradar.

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