The Alek Manoah Revenge Tour may not have gotten off to the greatest of starts yesterday, but Spring Training rolls on. 
There are undoubtedly things to be concerned about, namely Manoah&#8217;s lack of control, but his fastball was in the 95-96 MPH zone, and it&#8217;s something he was happy with.
Today, the Jays take on the Tampa Bay Rays as veteran arm Paolo Espino takes the mound for Toronto. In the lineup, meanwhile, the Blue Jays are rolling with a number of players who will be in the lineup regularly for the team this season.
Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Justin Turner, Danny Jansen, Daulton Varsho, Davis Schneider and Santiago Espinal — who the Jays will be expecting big things from this campaign.
Let&#8217;s see what they can do today against Ryan Pepiot, who the Rays acquired this offseason in the Tyler Glasnow deal.
<hr />
First pitch: 1:05 p.m. EST — TV: Sportsnet. Radio: MLB.com.
<a href="https://www.betano.ca/sport/baseball/north-america/mlb/1662r/">Odds via Betano:</a>
Moneyline: TOR -175; TBR +142. 
Spread: TOR -1.5 +115; TBR +1.5 -139. 
Over/Under: o8.5 -120; u8.5 -102.
*Odds available at the time of writing. Odds subject to change.
<h2>Starting pitchers (2023 statistics):</h2>
<table dir="ltr" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" data-sheets-root="1">
<colgroup>
<col width="78" />
<col width="37" />
<col width="24" />
<col width="18" />
<col width="14" />
<col width="20" />
<col width="37" />
<col width="39" />
<col width="36" />
<col width="30" />
<col width="38" />
<col width="30" />
<col width="34" /></colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Name&quot;}">Name</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Team&quot;}">Team</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;GS&quot;}">GS</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;W&quot;}">W</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;L&quot;}">L</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;IP&quot;}">IP</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;ERA&quot;}">ERA</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;xERA&quot;}">xERA</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;ERA-&quot;}">ERA-</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;FIP&quot;}">FIP</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;WHIP&quot;}">WHIP</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;K/9&quot;}">K/9</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;BB/9&quot;}">BB/9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ryan Pepiot&quot;}">Ryan Pepiot</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;LAD&quot;}">TBR</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:3}">3</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2}">2</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1}">1</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42}">42</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2.14}">2.14</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:3.25}">3.25</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:50}">50</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:4.18}">4.18</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0.76}">0.76</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:8.14}">8.14</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1.07}">1.07</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Paolo Espino&quot;}">Paolo Espino</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;WSN&quot;}">TOR</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0}">0</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0}">0</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0}">0</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:4}">4</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:24.75}">24.75</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:16.46}">16.46</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:564}">564</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:7.26}">7.26</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:4.25}">4.25</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:6.75}">6.75</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:6.75}">6.75</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Lineups:</h2>
TORONTO:
<blockquote>
<ol class="starting-lineups__team starting-lineups__team--home">
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/bo-bichette-666182" target="" rel="noopener">B Bichette</a> (R) SS</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/vladimir-guerrero-jr-665489" target="" rel="noopener">V Guerrero Jr.</a> (R) 1B</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/justin-turner-457759" target="" rel="noopener">J Turner</a> (R) DH</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/danny-jansen-643376" target="" rel="noopener">D Jansen</a> (R) C</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/daulton-varsho-662139" target="" rel="noopener">D Varsho</a> (L) CF</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/davis-schneider-676914" target="" rel="noopener">D Schneider</a> (R) 2B</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/santiago-espinal-669289" target="" rel="noopener">S Espinal</a> (R) 3B</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/nathan-lukes-664770" target="" rel="noopener">N Lukes</a> (L) RF</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-eden-686490" target="" rel="noopener">C Eden</a> (R) LF</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>
TAMPA BAY:
<blockquote>
<ol class="starting-lineups__team starting-lineups__team--away">
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/amed-rosario-642708" target="" rel="noopener">A Rosario</a> (R) RF</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/jonathan-aranda-666018" target="" rel="noopener">J Aranda</a> (L) 1B</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/isaac-paredes-670623" target="" rel="noopener">I Paredes</a> (R) 3B</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/austin-shenton-668853" target="" rel="noopener">A Shenton</a> (L) DH</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/jose-siri-642350" target="" rel="noopener">J Siri</a> (R) CF</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/richie-palacios-680700" target="" rel="noopener">R Palacios</a> (L) LF</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-jackson-656577" target="" rel="noopener">A Jackson</a> (R) C</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/yu-chang-644374" target="" rel="noopener">Y Chang</a> (R) SS</li>
<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/ronny-simon-682927" target="" rel="noopener">R Simon</a> (S) 2B</li>
</ol>
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The Alek Manoah Revenge Tour may not have gotten off to the greatest of starts yesterday, but Spring Training rolls on.
There are undoubtedly things to be concerned about, namely Manoah's lack of control, but his fastball was in the 95-96 MPH zone, and it's something he was happy with.

Today, the Jays take on the Tampa Bay Rays as veteran arm Paolo Espino takes the mound for Toronto. In the lineup, meanwhile, the Blue Jays are rolling with a number of players who will be in the lineup regularly for the team this season.

Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Justin Turner, Danny Jansen, Daulton Varsho, Davis Schneider and Santiago Espinal — who the Jays will be expecting big things from this campaign.

Let's see what they can do today against Ryan Pepiot, who the Rays acquired this offseason in the Tyler Glasnow deal.

<hr />

First pitch: 1:05 p.m. EST — TV: Sportsnet. Radio: MLB.com.

<a href="https://www.betano.ca/sport/baseball/north-america/mlb/1662r/">Odds via Betano:</a>

Moneyline: TOR -175; TBR +142.
Spread: TOR -1.5 +115; TBR +1.5 -139.
Over/Under: o8.5 -120; u8.5 -102.

*Odds available at the time of writing. Odds subject to change.
<h2>Starting pitchers (2023 statistics):</h2>
<table dir="ltr" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" data-sheets-root="1"><colgroup> <col width="78" /> <col width="37" /> <col width="24" /> <col width="18" /> <col width="14" /> <col width="20" /> <col width="37" /> <col width="39" /> <col width="36" /> <col width="30" /> <col width="38" /> <col width="30" /> <col width="34" /></colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Name&quot;}">Name</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Team&quot;}">Team</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;GS&quot;}">GS</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;W&quot;}">W</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;L&quot;}">L</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;IP&quot;}">IP</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;ERA&quot;}">ERA</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;xERA&quot;}">xERA</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;ERA-&quot;}">ERA-</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;FIP&quot;}">FIP</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;WHIP&quot;}">WHIP</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;K/9&quot;}">K/9</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;BB/9&quot;}">BB/9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ryan Pepiot&quot;}">Ryan Pepiot</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;LAD&quot;}">TBR</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:3}">3</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2}">2</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1}">1</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:42}">42</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2.14}">2.14</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:3.25}">3.25</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:50}">50</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:4.18}">4.18</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0.76}">0.76</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:8.14}">8.14</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1.07}">1.07</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Paolo Espino&quot;}">Paolo Espino</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;WSN&quot;}">TOR</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0}">0</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0}">0</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:0}">0</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:4}">4</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:24.75}">24.75</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:16.46}">16.46</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:564}">564</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:7.26}">7.26</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:4.25}">4.25</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:6.75}">6.75</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:6.75}">6.75</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Lineups:</h2>
TORONTO:
<blockquote>
<ol class="starting-lineups__team starting-lineups__team--home">
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/bo-bichette-666182" target="" rel="noopener">B Bichette</a> (R) SS</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/vladimir-guerrero-jr-665489" target="" rel="noopener">V Guerrero Jr.</a> (R) 1B</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/justin-turner-457759" target="" rel="noopener">J Turner</a> (R) DH</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/danny-jansen-643376" target="" rel="noopener">D Jansen</a> (R) C</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/daulton-varsho-662139" target="" rel="noopener">D Varsho</a> (L) CF</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/davis-schneider-676914" target="" rel="noopener">D Schneider</a> (R) 2B</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/santiago-espinal-669289" target="" rel="noopener">S Espinal</a> (R) 3B</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/nathan-lukes-664770" target="" rel="noopener">N Lukes</a> (L) RF</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-eden-686490" target="" rel="noopener">C Eden</a> (R) LF</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>
TAMPA BAY:
<blockquote>
<ol class="starting-lineups__team starting-lineups__team--away">
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/amed-rosario-642708" target="" rel="noopener">A Rosario</a> (R) RF</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/jonathan-aranda-666018" target="" rel="noopener">J Aranda</a> (L) 1B</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/isaac-paredes-670623" target="" rel="noopener">I Paredes</a> (R) 3B</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/austin-shenton-668853" target="" rel="noopener">A Shenton</a> (L) DH</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/jose-siri-642350" target="" rel="noopener">J Siri</a> (R) CF</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/richie-palacios-680700" target="" rel="noopener">R Palacios</a> (L) LF</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-jackson-656577" target="" rel="noopener">A Jackson</a> (R) C</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/yu-chang-644374" target="" rel="noopener">Y Chang</a> (R) SS</li>
 	<li class="starting-lineups__player"><a class="starting-lineups__player--link" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/ronny-simon-682927" target="" rel="noopener">R Simon</a> (S) 2B</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>
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