Preview: Josh Fleming heads to the mound as Rays continue series vs. Blue Jays

TV: FOX Sports Sun

TIME: Pregame coverage begins at 12:30 p.m.

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Toronto Blue Jays (13-12, third in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (18-10, first in the AL East)

PITCHING PROBABLES

Blue Jays: Trent Thornton (0-0, 13.50 ERA, 3.43 WHIP, 4 strikeouts)

Rays: Josh Fleming (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 strikeouts)

LINE

Blue Jays favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

The Rays went 44-32 in division play in 2019. Tampa Bay pitchers had an ERA of 3.65 last year with a staff WHIP of 1.17.

The Blue Jays finished 33-43 against AL East Division opponents in 2019. Toronto hit .236 as a team with 3.3 extra base hits per game and 247 total home runs last season.

The teams meet for the eighth time this season. Tampa Bay leads the season series 5-3.

INJURIES

Rays: Chaz Roe: (right elbow), Colin Poche: (elbow), Charlie Morton: (shoulder), Andrew Kittredge: (elbow), Oliver Drake: (right biceps), Yonny Chirinos: (elbow), Jose Alvarado: (shoulder), Yandy Diaz: (face).

Blue Jays: Nate Pearson: (elbow), Ken Giles: (right elbow), Yennsy Diaz: (lat), Derek Fisher: (left quad), Bo Bichette: (knee).