MLB (957) TAMPA BAY RAYS at (958) TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Take: (958) TORONTO BLUE JAYS (5* AL Game of the Week)
Reason: Tampa Bay in desperate need of wins so the Rays can keep pace with Boston for the AL Wild Card. The Rays have some heavy hitters as they are second in the AL in runs/game (5.20) and third in home runs (159). The Jays are pretty much done for the season as they are double digits back in the Wild Card race and eight games below .500. The Jays do get their Ace on the mound today in Roy Halladay. Hallady is the one bright spot this season for Toronto with a 13-6 record and 2.78 ERA. Halladay also has a lifetime 12-9 record and 3.51 ERA against the Rays. Jeff Neimann will start for the Rays and he's also having a fine season with a 11-5 mark and 3.71 ERA. Despite their bad season, the Jays with their Ace on the hill at this price is just too much to pass on. Take the Jays as your AL Game of the Week.
It isn't too often when you get two excellent pitchers matching up in the same contest. That's just what we get here on Monday as the Rays travel north of the border to take on the Blue Jays. The Rays will send Jeff Niemann to the mound who is having a fantastic season. Niemann is 11-5 on the year with a 3.71 ERA. Niemann has already faced the Jays twice this season and is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA. The Jays will counter with their Ace, Roy Halladay. Halladay is having another solid season with a 13-6 record and 2.78 ERA. Halladay has faced the Rays 29 times in his season with a 3.51 ERA. Good pitching usually dominates good hitting and that's just what we look for here on Monday with two of the AL's best on the mound. Take the UNDER.
Jim Feist 8/24
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