Rays' Taj Bradley brings hot streak into start vs. Jays

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Taj Bradley aims to win his fifth consecutive decision for the Tampa Bay Rays in the decisive contest of a three-game series against the host Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon.

While going 4-0 over his past seven starts, the right-hander has compiled a 0.82 ERA with an .170 opponents' batting average. He has struck out 51 and walked 16 over 44 innings during that span.