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The Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet on the field at Tropicana Field on Thursday in a battle of division rivals. The Blue Jays will trot ace Roy Halladay out to the mound in this one. Righthander Halladay has a 10-2 record and a 2.79 ERA this season. The Rays will counter Halladay with David Price. Lefthander Price has a 5.21 ERA to go along with a 2-3 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Ben Zobrist drove in the winning run with a walk-off single and collected four RBIs as the Rays snuck past the Blue Jays 10-9 on Wednesday. The Rays won the game as -170 favorites, and the 19 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9). Gabe Kapler went 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs and one run scored. J.P. Howell improved to 5-2 with one scoreless inning of relief on the mound. Alex Rios and Marco Scutaro both drove in a pair of runs for the Blue Jays, who were +150 underdogs. Jason Frasor gave up the winning run and was saddled with the loss. Current streak: Toronto has lost 2 straight games. Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games. Team records: Toronto: 43-43 SU Tampa Bay: 46-39 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Baltimore are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 5-5 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Toronto's last 17 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Tampa Bay is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games Next up: Toronto at Baltimore, Friday, July 10 Tampa Bay home to Oakland, Friday, July 10