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GameThread Game #80: Rays at Blue Jays

Seattle Mariners v Toronto Blue Jays Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images

The Jays have bid adieu to their friends the Mariners and wish them very well in their next series against the Yankees.

Now, the Rays are in town, which....yay. Maybe Alek Manoah is the Rays kryptonite. Let’s hope for a good series at least.

Here are today’s lineups. Springer moves up to 4th.

Today's Lineups

RAYS BLUE JAYS
Brandon Lowe - 2B Marcus Semien - 2B
Ji-Man Choi - 1B Bo Bichette - SS
Wander Franco - SS Vladimir Guerrero - 1B
Austin Meadows - DH George Springer - DH
Randy Arozarena - LF Teoscar Hernandez - RF
Joey Wendle - 3B Cavan Biggio - 3B
Manuel Margot - RF Randal Grichuk - CF
Kevin Kiermaier - CF Lourdes Gurriel - LF
Francisco Mejia - C Reese McGuire - C
Luis Patino - RHP Alek Manoah - RHP

Poll

How many games will the Jays win in this series?

This poll is closed

  • 0%
    0
    (0 votes)
  • 16%
    1
    (13 votes)
  • 41%
    2
    (32 votes)
  • 42%
    All 3!
    (33 votes)
78 votes total Vote Now

Poll

How many strikeouts will Alek Manoah have tonight?

This poll is closed

  • 0%
    0-2
    (0 votes)
  • 24%
    3-5
    (17 votes)
  • 34%
    6-8
    (24 votes)
  • 40%
    9+
    (28 votes)
69 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Will the Jays have a walk off win in this series?

This poll is closed

  • 31%
    Yes, and it’ll be great
    (20 votes)
  • 57%
    No, just blowout wins
    (37 votes)
  • 10%
    Sadly no
    (7 votes)
64 votes total Vote Now

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