Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-130) Tampa Bay (+110)

The Tampa Bay Rays (73-77) welcome the Toronto Blue Jays (88-62) at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Toronto at -130 and Tampa Bay is sitting at +110. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Kevin Gausman and Ian Seymour.

The Blue Jays have accrued 277 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 178 balls out of the park. Toronto is slugging .431 and have struck out 1,018 times, while taking a walk on 485 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which has them at 4th in the league. They have compiled 725 RBI's and 1,379 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is .269. They have tallied 751 runs scored while having a team OBP of .337.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.81 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.25. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 197 long balls and also 664 runs in total (19th in MLB). Toronto has surrendered 1,196 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 611 earned runs. The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 4.12 so far this year (19th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,336 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 475 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.29 as a unit on the year.

Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 161 times in addition to having 149 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 88 holds so far this year (11th in MLB). The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.9% and have entered the game in 155 save situations. They have recorded 39 saves on the year and have blown 23 out of their 62 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 229 runners this season and 29.3% of those runners crossed home plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 521 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have 4,002 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,164 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 21st in MLB, and they have turned 107 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,006 innings, which has them sitting 10th in baseball.

Gausman (112-112 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.75 and he has faced 7,915 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 1,812 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 530 free passes. His ERA is 3.80 (801 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.236. Gausman has taken the ball for 1,895 innings and has racked up 1,936 strikeouts in his career.

Tampa Bay has tallied 171 HRs for the year to go along with 636 RBIs. They have put up 224 two-baggers, while taking a walk 428 times as well as scoring 668 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled a team on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .251 so far this year. The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .403 and they average 4.45 runs per game (14th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,291 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned 1,271 hits.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.209 with a FIP of 4.15 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,174. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 620 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.88 (572 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (1,314 strikeouts against 432 walks). They have given up 191 home runs and they relinquish 4.20 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.6% out of their 155 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 149 times in high leverage situations and also on 106 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 145 save situations, the Rays have amassed 82 holds in addition to 27 blown saves. They sit at 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 55.7%, and they have sent 481 relievers to the hill so far this season. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 61 save chances and they have come away with 34 saves.

Out of their 11,955 innings on the diamond, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (5th in the majors). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 135 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in the majors). The Rays have racked up 1,313 assists, 70 errors and have accumulated 3,985 putouts this year.

In his pro baseball career, Seymour has surrendered 34 hits while tallying 52 K's in 42 innings pitched. He has conceded 15 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.137 and having a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 3.71 and he has gone up against 178 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Seymour (3-2 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.20 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-130)

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