Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+102) Toronto (-122)

The Toronto Blue Jays (20-20) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (18-22) at Rogers Centre on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Rays at +102 and the Blue Jays are at -122. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Shane Baz and Jose Berrios.

The Rays have hit 57 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 32 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .361 and have been called out on strikes 341 times, while being walked on 128 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which is 24th in the league. They have accumulated 143 RBI's and 321 hits for the year, and their team batting average sits at .241. They have earned 150 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .308.

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The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.74 over the course of the season (11th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 313 batters. Rays pitchers have allowed 54 long balls and 159 runs in total (10th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 115 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.40 as a unit this season. Tampa Bay has conceded 314 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 150 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 20 times and also have had 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 21 holds for the season (21st in the league). The Rays relievers have a save rate of 68.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 37 save situations. They have earned 11 saves so far this year and have blown 5 of 16 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 29 runners for the year and 44.8% of them crossed the plate. The Rays have dispatched 132 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Rays have transformed 72.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,246 innings, which ranks them 3rd in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 1,082 putouts this year, in addition to 385 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which puts them in 10th in MLB, and they have turned 43 double plays.

Baz has taken the mound for 157 innings and has accumulated 157 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.78 (66 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.144. He has conceded 127 base hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 53 walks. Baz (10-7 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.72 while he has faced 648 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .370 and they earn 3.90 runs per outing (22nd in MLB). They have 69 doubles, while getting a free base 129 times and scoring 156 runs. Toronto has accounted for 30 home runs so far this year to go along with 150 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 296 instances (28th in MLB) and have accounted for 338 base knocks. The Toronto Blue Jays have an OBP of .320 and a batting average of .250 over the course of the season.

The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 178 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (168 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 57 homers and they relinquish 4.48 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.235 with a FIP of 4.29 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.40 (374 strikeouts against 123 free passes). They sit at 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 318.

With 45 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 24 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 21 save chances and they have recorded 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 38 times in high leverage situations in addition to 47 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.0% out of their 62 inherited base runners. They rank 18th in MLB holding a save rate of 61.9%, and they have sent 136 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 27 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (14th in MLB). The Blue Jays have racked up 309 assists, 20 errors and have notched a total of 1,073 putouts this year. In 3,219 innings on the field, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (12th in the majors).

In his career, Berrios has conceded 1,359 hits while he has tallied 1,388 strikeouts in 1,451 frames. He has given up a total of 656 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.238 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.17 and he has faced 6,107 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Berrios (100-78 career win-loss record) holds a 4.07 ERA while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-122)

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