Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Blue Jays

85-67

3-1

Final

Rays

84-68

Tropicana Field

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Who won: Blue Jays 3-1

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Tropicana Field. The series is tied 2-2. The Blue Jays outscored the Rays 3-0 in the 7th inning. Whit Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Blue Jays. Randy Arozarena went 2-for-4 for the Rays.

Recap · Sep 24

Manoah, Merrifield lead Blue Jays to 3-1 win over Rays

Toronto interim manager John Schneider is willing to go all in trying to get the top AL wild card and the home playoff series that goes with it.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Blue Jays 42-35 on the road; Rays 51-29 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 38m ago

Petey Halpin HR puts Guardians past Rays in ALCS Game 3

ESPN · 2h ago

Guardians hold off Rays to take 2-1 lead in ALCS

ESPN · 7h ago

Guardians start Gavin Williams vs. Rays' Griffin Jax in Game 3

Preview · 13h ago

Guardians and Rays tied 1-1 ahead of ALCS Game 3

ESPN · 1d ago

Jose Ramirez takes blame as miscues sink Guardians in Game 2 of ALCS vs. Rays

ESPN · 1d ago

Freddy Peralta shuts down Guardians as Rays even ALCS with Game 2 win

Recap · 2d ago

Freddy Peralta, Liam Hicks lift the Rays to a 3-1 win over the Guardians that evens the ALCS at 1-1

ESPN · Sep 28

Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale

Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays2nd in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Blue Jays2nd in AL East

Alek Manoah SP

Probable starter · 16-7, 2.24 ERA, 180 K, 0.99 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerDH
2Bo BichetteSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Alejandro KirkC
5Matt Chapman3B
6Teoscar HernandezLF
7Raimel TapiaLF
8Whit Merrifield2B
9Jackie Bradley Jr.RF

Rays1st in AL East

Drew Rasmussen SP

Probable starter · 11-7, 2.84 ERA, 125 K, 1.04 WHIP

Lineup

1Jonathan Aranda3B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4David PeraltaLF
5Manuel MargotDH
6Miles MastrobuoniRF
7Francisco MejiaC
8Jiman Choi1B
9Jose SiriCF

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Rays 10, Blue Jays 6 (Sep 23)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 22,169
Officials: Cory Blaser (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Ripperger (First Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (Second Base Umpire), Tom Hallion (Third Base Umpire)