We&#8217;re about to see what the Toronto Blue Jays are made of.

And to be honest, we&#8217;re in tough here folks. The Tampa Bay Rays have been absolutely on fire to start this season going a staggering 13-0. The Jays, meanwhile, have had an up-and-down start to the year, to say the least.
The truth of the matter is this season is still very young. Hell, we&#8217;re barely two weeks into the start of the regular season and still have &#8230; *checks notes* &#8230; 168 games to go. Yeah, lots of time left.
That being said, you always want to win these inter-division matchups. The Rays are red hot right now, however. They&#8217;ve had one of the best starts to a season in MLB history and a +71 run differential.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
highest run diff in 1st 13 games of season, MLB history:
1884 St. Louis Maroons: +115 1884 New York Gothams: +73 2023 Rays: +71
&mdash; Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1646601856179752962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I mean&#8230; yeah, crazy stuff here. Jose Berrios will be in tough today as he looks to find his game and I have a hard time thinking that will start today.
First pitch: 7:07 p.m. EST
Weather: 26C. 15 KMH SE winds. (<a href="https://rotogrinders.com/weather/mlb">RotoGrinders</a>)
The teams: 
Toronto Blue Jays: 8-5, 5.0 GB, +0.5 WCGB. +1 DIFF, 5.23 R/G.
Tampa Bay Rays: 13-0, &#8211; GB, &#8211; WCGB. +71 DIFF, 7.77 R/G.
Odds via Betano:
Moneyline: TOR +110; TBR -128. 
O/U: 9.5 — o9.5 +105; u9.5 -128.
Starting pitchers:
TOR: Jose Berrios RHP — 0-2, 11.17 ERA, 1.862 WHIP, 11.2 K9, -0.6 bWAR.
TBR: Drew Rasmussen RHP — 0-2, 0.00 ERA, 0.231 WHIP, 10.4 K9, 0.7 bWAR.
Lineups: 
TBA
GAME DAY PREDICTION: The Jays struggle and fall in game one of the series.
<h2>Need to bide the time until first pitch?</h2>
Tune into the latest edition of Blue Jays Nation Radio as the crew talks about the Jays&#8217; latest series against the Detroit Tigers.
<iframe title="Spotify Embed: Good vibes from the Home Opener, Ricky Tiedemann&amp;apos;s incredible season debut, and more!" style="border-radius: 12px" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/01bX9FSxaqSpUFJ1EoMjVy?utm_source=oembed"></iframe>
<h1><a href="https://gml-grp.com/C.ashx?btag=a_24038b_2065c_&amp;affid=7966&amp;siteid=24038&amp;adid=2065&amp;c=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GDB PRESENTED BY BETANO</a></h1>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-61491" src="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/04/Betano_ON_Base_727x404-1.png" alt="" width="727" height="404" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/04/Betano_ON_Base_727x404-1.png 727w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/04/Betano_ON_Base_727x404-1-300x167.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px" />
<a href="https://gml-grp.com/C.ashx?btag=a_24038b_2065c_&amp;affid=7966&amp;siteid=24038&amp;adid=2065&amp;c=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gml-grp.com/C.ashx?btag%3Da_24038b_2065c_%26affid%3D7966%26siteid%3D24038%26adid%3D2065%26c%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1680800011562000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2tN6Vy0AR8BAClY-S0vlLp">Discover Betano.ca</a> &#8211; a premium Sports Betting and Online Casino experience. Offering numerous unique and dynamic betting options along with diverse digital and live casino games, Betano is where The Game Starts Now. 19+. Please play responsibly.
<hr />
Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at<a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"> @zjlaing</a>, or reached by email at zach@thenationnetwork.com.
<hr />

We're about to see what the Toronto Blue Jays are made of.



And to be honest, we're in tough here folks. The Tampa Bay Rays have been absolutely on fire to start this season going a staggering 13-0. The Jays, meanwhile, have had an up-and-down start to the year, to say the least.

The truth of the matter is this season is still very young. Hell, we're barely two weeks into the start of the regular season and still have ... *checks notes* ... 168 games to go. Yeah, lots of time left.

That being said, you always want to win these inter-division matchups. The Rays are red hot right now, however. They've had one of the best starts to a season in MLB history and a +71 run differential.

https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1646601856179752962

I mean... yeah, crazy stuff here. Jose Berrios will be in tough today as he looks to find his game and I have a hard time thinking that will start today.

First pitch: 7:07 p.m. EST

Weather: 26C. 15 KMH SE winds. (<a href="https://rotogrinders.com/weather/mlb">RotoGrinders</a>)

The teams: 

Toronto Blue Jays: 8-5, 5.0 GB, +0.5 WCGB. +1 DIFF, 5.23 R/G.

Tampa Bay Rays: 13-0, - GB, - WCGB. +71 DIFF, 7.77 R/G.

Odds via Betano:

Moneyline: TOR +110; TBR -128.
O/U: 9.5 — o9.5 +105; u9.5 -128.

Starting pitchers:

TOR: Jose Berrios RHP — 0-2, 11.17 ERA, 1.862 WHIP, 11.2 K9, -0.6 bWAR.

TBR: Drew Rasmussen RHP — 0-2, 0.00 ERA, 0.231 WHIP, 10.4 K9, 0.7 bWAR.

Lineups: 

TBA

GAME DAY PREDICTION: The Jays struggle and fall in game one of the series.
<h2>Need to bide the time until first pitch?</h2>
Tune into the latest edition of Blue Jays Nation Radio as the crew talks about the Jays' latest series against the Detroit Tigers.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/01bX9FSxaqSpUFJ1EoMjVy
<h1><a href="https://gml-grp.com/C.ashx?btag=a_24038b_2065c_&amp;affid=7966&amp;siteid=24038&amp;adid=2065&amp;c=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GDB PRESENTED BY BETANO</a></h1>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-61491" src="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/04/Betano_ON_Base_727x404-1.png" alt="" width="727" height="404" />

<a href="https://gml-grp.com/C.ashx?btag=a_24038b_2065c_&amp;affid=7966&amp;siteid=24038&amp;adid=2065&amp;c=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gml-grp.com/C.ashx?btag%3Da_24038b_2065c_%26affid%3D7966%26siteid%3D24038%26adid%3D2065%26c%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1680800011562000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2tN6Vy0AR8BAClY-S0vlLp">Discover Betano.ca</a> - a premium Sports Betting and Online Casino experience. Offering numerous unique and dynamic betting options along with diverse digital and live casino games, Betano is where The Game Starts Now. 19+. Please play responsibly.

<hr />

Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at<a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"> @zjlaing</a>, or reached by email at zach@thenationnetwork.com.

<hr />

GDB 14.0: Toronto Blue Jays open tough series against Tampa Bay Rays

Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer (4) scores after a wild pitch in the fourth inning against the Seattle Mariners during game four of the ALCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at T-Mobile Park.

Recent articles from Zach Laing

Breaking News