Toronto has won five straight and 19-of-23 and 24-of-31. St. Louis has lost 7-of-9 getting outscored 49-29. Lance Lynn has overachieving but got drilled for seven runs in 3 1/3 IP last time out. He is in bubble burst mode.

Last five games Toronto has a slugging percentage edge of .497 to .301. in their last 10 games it is .504 to .340. They are 13-3 versus a starting pitcher with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Tampa is 1-10 (-12.7 units) this season after hitting .240 or worse over a 20-game span.