Rays look to end skid in game against the Blue Jays

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Tampa Bay Rays (77-84, fourth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (93-68, second in the AL East)

Toronto; Sunday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ian Seymour (4-2, 2.85 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (10-11, 3.47 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 184 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -198, Rays +164; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays, on a three-game losing streak, take on the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto has a 53-27 record at home and a 93-68 record overall. The Blue Jays have the best team batting average in the AL at .264.

Tampa Bay is 36-44 in road games and 77-84 overall. The Rays are 60-32 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Sunday's game is the 13th time these teams match up this season. The Rays are ahead 7-5 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: George Springer is second on the Blue Jays with 58 extra base hits (26 doubles, a triple and 31 home runs). Daulton Varsho is 7 for 36 with a double, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 73 extra base hits (28 doubles and 45 home runs). Brandon Lowe is 9 for 40 with a double, three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .179 batting average, 5.02 ERA, outscored by 20 runs

Rays: 4-6, .251 batting average, 3.87 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ty France: 10-Day IL (oblique), Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (knee), Robinson Pina: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Sandlin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (back), Taylor Walls: 60-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brian Van Belle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Stuart Fairchild: 60-Day IL (oblique), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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