Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/28/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-152) Texas (+126)

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (26-29) will attempt to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (26-27) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Toronto at -152 while Texas is at +126. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Eric Lauer and Tyler Mahle.

As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 3.9 runs/g, which is 24th in MLB. They have earned 207 runs and have an on-base percentage of .318. The Blue Jays have accumulated 87 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 46 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 198 RBI's in addition to 436 base knocks this year, while their batting average sits at .246. Toronto is slugging .375 and have been rung up 381 times, while drawing a walk on 177 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.12 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 76 home runs in addition to 233 runs (18th in MLB). Toronto has surrendered 423 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 217 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.12 so far this year (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 474 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 152 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.27 as a team so far this year.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 178 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 77 runners on the season and 23.4% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 16 saves so far this season and have blown 10 out of their 26 chances to save the game. The Blue Jays relievers have a save rate of 61.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 56 save situations. The relievers have notched 30 holds on the season (17th in baseball). Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 57 times in addition to having 45 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,263 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 11th in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 1,421 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 409 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which ranks 12th in baseball, and have earned 35 double plays.

Lauer (37-38 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.21 and he has faced 2,642 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 598 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 235 free passes. His ERA is 4.28 (291 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.360. Lauer has thrown 612 frames and is sitting with 583 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Texas Rangers have earned an on-base percentage of .284 in addition to a team batting average of .222 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 438 occasions (15th in baseball) and have earned 395 base hits. Texas has hit 57 home runs so far this season as well as 179 RBIs. The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .362 and they average 3.33 runs per contest (28th in baseball). They have recorded 67 doubles, while getting a free base 140 times as well as scoring 183 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 195 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.31 (176 earned runs yielded). They have given up 49 long balls and they relinquish 3.67 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.163 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.69 as a unit this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (424 strikeouts against 154 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 402.

Sitting with 59 save situations, the Rangers have earned 32 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 24 save chances and they have earned 15 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 52 times in high leverage situations and also on 54 occasions with runners on base. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.7% out of their 83 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 15th in the league with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 165 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

In their 4,305 innings on the field, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (4th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 42 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Rangers have 498 assists, 21 errors and have amassed 1,435 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Mahle has allowed 653 base hits while he has tallied 730 punch outs in 708 frames. He has given up a total of 323 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.284 and having a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 and he has gone up against 3,011 opposing hitters during his career. Mahle (38-44 career mark) has a 4.11 ERA and has given up 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+126)

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