Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, May 26, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-150) Texas (+125)

The Toronto Blue Jays (25-24) are on their way to Globe Life Field on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Texas Rangers (25-26). The moneyline on this contest has the Blue Jays at -150 and the Rangers are sitting at +125. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Kevin Gausman and Jacob deGrom.

As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which is 19th in baseball. They have earned 203 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. The Blue Jays have tallied 84 doubles as a unit and have hit 44 balls out of the park. They have 195 RBI's as well as 414 hits this season, and their batting average is .250. Toronto has a slugging rate of .384 and have been called out on strikes 364 times, while drawing a walk on 159 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.15 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 70 home runs in addition to 213 total runs (18th in MLB). Toronto has allowed 392 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 201 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.11 on the season (20th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 453 batters. They have walked 144 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a team this year.

The Blue Jays have sent 169 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 73 base runners this year and 20.5% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 15 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 of 25 save chances. The Blue Jays bullpen have a save percentage of 60.0% and have entered the game in 55 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 30 holds this season (12th in the league). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 55 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs in their 3,966 innings, which has them sitting at 11th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 1,322 putouts this year, as well as 381 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which has them sitting 11th in pro baseball, and they have turned 33 double plays.

Gausman has taken the hill for 1,776 innings and has racked up 1,820 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Gausman (106-106 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.79 and he has gone up against 7,436 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.85 (759 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.251. He has allowed 1,725 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 497 free passes.

Texas has 54 home runs so far this season as well as 168 runs batted in. They have 62 two-baggers, while taking a walk 129 times as well as scoring 171 runs. The Texas Rangers have accounted for an OBP of .287 and a team batting average of .227 this year. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .368 and they have an average of 3.35 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have struck out on 410 instances (14th in baseball) and have 374 base knocks.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.128 and have a FIP of 3.61 as a team this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (398 strikeouts against 138 walks). They come in at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 363. They have conceded 44 dingers and they yield 3.55 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Texas pitching staff have yielded 175 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.26 (161 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 56 save situations, the Rangers have earned 32 holds and 8 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 22 save chances and they have walked away with 14 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 75 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 14th in the league with a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have sent 151 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

In their 3,999 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (1st in baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 40 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in baseball). The Rangers have accrued 460 assists, 19 errors and have amassed 1,333 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, deGrom has conceded 1,093 base knocks while earning 1,728 strikeouts in 1,425 frames. deGrom (88-58 record in his career) holds a 2.51 ERA while giving up 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 398 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.992 and a FIP of 2.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.40 and he has gone up against 5,600 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-150)

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