The Jays are the second best hitting team in baseball, with a collective 117 wRC+ that trails only the Dodgers’ 120 but have a middling pitching staff, with a 4.01 ERA that ranks 17th. Conversely,.
The Tampa Bay Rays are just one win away from clinching their season series with the Toronto Blue Jays, and can do that on Friday night with a victory. Should Jeffrey Springs and the Rays win, they ll earn the tiebreaker and move back into the top of the American League wild-card standings.
KANSAS CITY Yandy Diaz hit a three-run double, Drew Rasmussen allowed one run in five innings Friday night and the Tampa Bay Rays returned from the All-Star break with a 7-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals.