Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Final — August 20, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Blue Jays visited the Rays on Thursday, August 20 at 1:11 PM ET.
The total closed at 7, down from 7.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Blue Jays +145, Rays -167) prices the Blue Jays at 39% and the Rays at 61%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Toronto Blue Jays won by 4.
- Against the closing spread (Tampa Bay Rays -1.5): Toronto Blue Jays covered.
- Combined score 6 vs the closing total of 7: Under.
- Toronto Blue Jays closed at +145 on the moneyline (a 39% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Blue Jays +1.5 (-155)
Blue Jays +1.5 (-160)
Rays -170 61%
Rays -167 61%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 51 times since 2023: the Blue Jays won 19 and the Rays 32.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Blue Jays 6, Rays 7 Rays won | ||
| Aug 18, 2026 | Blue Jays 10, Rays 5 Blue Jays won | ||
| Jul 23, 2026 | Rays 1, Blue Jays 3 Blue Jays won | ||
| Jul 22, 2026 | Rays 4, Blue Jays 2 Rays won | ||
| Jul 21, 2026 | Rays 12, Blue Jays 2 Rays won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays
- Toronto Blue Jays team stats
- Cincinnati Reds 1, Toronto Blue Jays 5 (Sep 27)
- Cincinnati Reds 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Sep 26)
- Cincinnati Reds 5, Toronto Blue Jays 6 (Sep 25)
Tampa Bay Rays
More MLB games on August 20, 2026
- St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 9 (Aug 20)
- San Francisco Giants 2, Cleveland Guardians 5 (Aug 20)
- Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 6 (Aug 20)
- Seattle Mariners 4, Milwaukee Brewers 7 (Aug 20)
- New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 (Aug 20)
- Washington Nationals 0, Texas Rangers 2 (Aug 20)
- Los Angeles Angels 18, Houston Astros 3 (Aug 20)
Dig deeper
Follow the market every day
See every game's current line on the odds board, or check our fully tracked results.
Odds boardTracked results