Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays

TORONTO (Interstat) — The Toronto Blue Jays, holding a firm grip on a playoff spot, will look to continue their late-season momentum when they host the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

The Blue Jays (91-68) enter the penultimate weekend of the regular season after taking two of three from the Boston Red Sox, including a 6-1 victory on Thursday. Daulton Varsho powered that win, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.

They will face a Rays team (77-82) officially eliminated from postseason contention. Tampa Bay arrives after a 5-6 loss in Baltimore on Thursday, its sixth defeat in the last ten games. The Rays will turn to right-hander Trey Yesavage (0-0), while the Blue Jays’ starter had not been officially announced as of Friday.

This series is a tight rematch of a four-game set in Tampa Bay last week, which the Rays won three games to one. The teams opened this three-game series with a 2-2 tie on Friday. For the season, Tampa Bay holds a slight 7-6 edge in the head-to-head matchup.

According to Interstat, the Blue Jays are projected to win 5-4 and are pregame favorites with a spread of -1.5. The over/under is set at 8.5 runs.

First pitch is scheduled for Saturday afternoon. The series concludes Sunday.