The Blue Jays head out on their last road trip of the year, starting with a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. Here’s what you need to know.

Series preview

The Rays have lived up to their reputation as a constant thorn in the Jays’ side this season, having beaten them in five of their first six meetings. This is the first of two series the teams will play over the final fortnight, with the Rays in Toronto for a three-game set to wrap up the regular season Sept. 26-28.

The last time the Jays went to Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, the New York Yankees’ spring training facility and the Rays’ temporary home in the wake of hurricane damage done to Tropicana Field last fall, the Rays swept them rather emphatically.

The Jays scored just two runs over a three-game series

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