After two lopsided and disappointing losses to the Yankees to round out their season series in New York, the Rays made their way across the border to Toronto to start a pivotal five game set with the Blue Jays.
With the Rays rotation in need of a spot start, they called up Cooper Criswell from Durham to make his Rays debut. Opposite Criswell and pitching for the Jays was Jose Berrios.
Criswell, a 13th round pick of the Angels in the 2018 draft, had only pitched a total of 1.1 innings in the majors. Across 8 games with Durham, Criswell tossed 27.