Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+132) Toronto (-160)

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (70-51) will meet the Texas Rangers (61-61) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Texas at +132 while Toronto opens at -160. The total is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Patrick Corbin and Eric Lauer.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are earning 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 25th in baseball. They have accounted for 495 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .299. The Rangers have accounted for 183 doubles as a team and have hit 126 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 473 runs batted in as well as 944 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .232. Texas has a slugging % of .375 and have been called out on strikes 1,011 times, while being walked on 363 occasions.

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The Rangers have a team earned run average of 3.32 on the campaign (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,000 batters. Rangers pitchers have yielded 121 long balls in addition to 438 runs (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 362 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a unit on the season. Texas has conceded 911 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 401 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17.

The Rangers relievers have recorded a save rate of 55.8% and have come into the game in 121 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 176 runners this season and 31.3% of those players crossed the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 127 times and also have had 144 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 382 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have racked up 66 holds on the year (19th in baseball). They have accumulated 29 saves this year and have blown 23 of their 52 chances to save the game.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 3,259 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,054 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which has them ranked 2nd in baseball, and have earned 96 double plays. The Rangers have turned 72.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,777 innings, which has them sitting at 1st in professional baseball.

Corbin has thrown 2,009 frames and has earned 1,826 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Corbin (109-139 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.42 and he has gone up against 8,640 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.48 (1,001 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.370. He has allowed 2,135 base knocks (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 617 walks.

The Blue Jays have a team slugging % of .427 and they tally 4.87 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have put up 221 two-baggers, while getting a free base 402 times and putting up 589 runs. Toronto has a total of 139 home runs this year as well as 565 RBIs. They have been rung up on 810 instances (30th in the league) and have accounted for 1,113 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .338 in addition to a batting average of .269 so far this year.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 544 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.24 (505 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 163 dingers and they surrender 4.57 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.261 with a FIP of 4.32 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,072 strikeouts against 382 bases on balls). They are sitting at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 970.

Sitting with 128 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 73 holds and 19 blown saves. Toronto has called on relievers to enter the contest in 53 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 119 times in high leverage situations and on 123 occasions with base runners. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.0% out of their 180 inherited base runners. They rank 12th in baseball with a save rate of 64.2%, and they have dispatched 415 relievers to the mound so far this season.

In their 9,654 innings on the field, the Blue Jays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (12th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have 888 assists, 65 errors and have 3,218 putouts this season.

In his career, Lauer has surrendered 651 hits while earning 650 strikeouts in 679 frames. Lauer (43-39 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.12 earned run average while surrendering 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 311 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.330 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and he has gone up against 2,909 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+132)

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