Blue Jays-Rays Pointers

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Tropicana Field.

The Blue Jays will give the ball to ace starter Roy Halladay in this one. Righthander Halladay is 11-6 this season with a 2.75 ERA.

The Rays will counter Halladay with Matt Garza. Righthander Garza has a 3.96 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 122-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Ben Zobrist hit a game-winning two-run home as the Rays got past the Blue Jays 2-1 as a -155 favorite on Friday. The team's played UNDER the night's posted over/under (8).

James Shields tossed seven innings for the victory, and Grant Balfour fanned three batters in recording his fourth save.

Adam Lind went deep in a losing effort for the Blue Jays, who were +145 underdogs in that game. A.J. Burnett took the loss, allowing five hits and two runs over seven innings.

Team records:
Toronto: 47-49 SU
Tampa Bay: 56-39 SU

Toronto most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 3-7
After playing Toronto are 8-2
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Tampa Bay is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Toronto, Sunday, July 20