Toronto Blue Jas will see on Friday to expand a pair of winning lines when opening a three-game series against hosts Tampa Bay Rez.
Blue Jais recorded his third win on Thursday afternoon on San Diego Padress with 7-6 to 7-6, 11-inning win.
Dolton Varsho followed his Grand Slam in Toronto’s 14–0 Rome on Wednesday, which came through the 11th innings of the series. He ripped a game-tie triple and scored on a single of Nathan Looks to push Blue Jais above 500 for the season.
“We just kept playing our game,” Varsho told Sportsnet. “We are barely hitting the balls, and obviously sometimes it gets correct on the people. We just have to live with it.
“We have good approaches above and below the lineup. Pitching has been great (and) has been great. Just keep doing this and we are going to win a lot of ballgames.”
However, the availability of Anthony Santnder for the series opener is in question. Toronto left the game of Wednesday due to swelling in his left hip, and he sat outside on Thursday.
Blue Jais took a four-game road winning streak on Friday, when they start a six-game trek that takes them to Tampa Bay and Texas.
Toronto will turn to the left-handed Eric Lour (1-0, 2.25 ERA), which will begin to start against the right-handed Drew Rasmusen (2-4, 2.93).
Laur on Saturday allowed one run on three hits in three innings during no-nine against Detroit Tigers.
Laur, 29, is 0–1 with 8.76 ERA in three career performances vs. Tampa Bay.
From May 13–15, two out of three games winning rays in Toronto enter the weekend series on two straight heels.
Josh Lov gave a belt to one of the four homes of Tampa Bay in a 8–4 victory on Houston Astro’s visit on Wednesday. He was out for six weeks due to a stressful slanting slant before facing Toronto on 15 May. In that game, he won 8–3 by Tampa Bay as 3-for-5 and three runs with a single homer.
Raz Manager Kevin Cash said on Wednesday, “When we win the game, it is going to come with people on the base with a big hit. It is good to go under our direction (with home run).” “It is a separate lineup with passion, and he definitely helps.”
Brandon Love operated twice and had four RBI in the May 15 game against Blue Jais. He also went deeply on Wednesday-to increase the back-to-back-his hitting streak in five matches in the fifth innings.
“It’s great,” said Josh Lov. “I think we were saying that the first time we have gone back-to-back, Lowe and Lov are getting work there.”
Rasmusen on Saturday drew the line of seven-game victory with a dominating performance in a 4–0 rays win over Miami Marlins. He did not walk five hits and no walk from more than six scorer innings for his first win since March 31.
“That everything was going, actually big fastball, four-square, two-square,” Cash said about Rasmusen. “They really commanded the ball. It was a great start by him.”
The 29 -year -old Rasmusen, traditionally not as successful against Blue Jais. It is 1-4 with 3.00 ERA in 10 Career Showwee (eight beginnings) vs. Toronto.
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