Tampa Bay at Toronto 7:00 ET
Rays over Blue Jays- Toronto right-hander Ross Stripling (7-4, 3.03 ERA) and Tampa Bay right-hander Drew Rasmussen (10-4, 2.57) are the scheduled starters for Wednesday. Stripling is 0-3 with a 4.13 ERA in eight career games (three starts) against Tampa Bay. He lost his lone appearance against the Rays this year after yielding four runs (three earned) on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings on July 3. Rasmussen is 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA in six career outings (five starts) against the Blue Jays, including 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA in two starts at Toronto. He last faced the Blue Jays on Aug. 2 at St. Petersburg, Fla., taking the loss despite allowing only one run on six hits in six innings. The Blue Jays (80-62) hold the top American League wild-card position, a half-game ahead of both the Rays (79-62) and the Seattle Mariners (79-62). The Rays are 10-1 in their last 11 games after scoring two or less runs the previous game and are 5-2 the last seven meetings. Take TAMPA BAY!