Aranda leads Rays against the Blue Jays after 4-hit game

Updated: May 4, 2026, 09:02 am

Toronto Blue Jays (16-18, third in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (21-12, second in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: TBD; Rays: Nick Martinez (2-1, 1.70 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 24 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -117, Blue Jays -102; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Toronto Blue Jays after Jonathan Aranda had four hits against the Giants on Sunday.

Tampa Bay has gone 11-4 at home and 21-12 overall. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.76 ERA, which ranks eighth in the majors.

Toronto is 16-18 overall and 6-10 in road games. The Blue Jays have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.27.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has three doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Rays. Aranda is 11 for 36 with three home runs over the past 10 games.

Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with nine home runs while slugging .472. Jesus Sanchez is 7 for 33 with two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 9-1, .239 batting average, 1.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .240 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Yandy Diaz: day-to-day (oblique), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Joe Boyle: 15-Day IL (elbow), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (forearm), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Blue Jays: George Springer: day-to-day (toe), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (ankle), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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