Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-144) Toronto (+120)

The Toronto Blue Jays (56-63) will try to defeat the Boston Red Sox (64-53) at Rogers Centre on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Boston at -144 and Toronto is priced at +120. The total is 8.5. The men taking the mound are Ranger Suarez and Jose Soriano.

As a team, the Boston Red Sox are knocking in 4.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 15th in MLB. They have accumulated 523 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. The Red Sox have accounted for 212 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 118 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 499 RBI's as well as 972 hits for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .248. Boston is slugging .402 and have been called out on strikes 961 times, while taking a walk on 362 occasions.

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The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 3.50 for the year (4th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,013 batters. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 116 home runs and 439 runs in total (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 331 batters and their FIP sits at 3.67 as a unit for the season. Boston has relinquished 940 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 406 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 75.6% and have entered the game in 122 save situations. They have earned 34 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 11 out of their 45 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 127 base runners for the season with 30.7% of them crossing the plate. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 94 times and also have had 105 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 366 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have tallied 75 holds on the year (6th in baseball).

The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 3,130 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,020 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 12th in professional baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,390 innings on the diamond, ranking them 15th in professional baseball.

Suarez (57-40 career record) holds a FIP of 3.32 and he has gone up against 3,621 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 819 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 270 walks. His earned run average is 3.37 (324 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.259. Suarez has pitched in 865 frames and has racked up 813 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for an OBP of .303 as well as a team batting average of .242 on the year. They have been rung up on 873 occasions (28th in MLB) and are sitting with 969 base hits. Toronto has recorded 114 long balls so far this season as well as 448 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .376 and they average 3.94 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have recorded 185 doubles, while getting a free base 326 times as well as scoring 469 runs.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.319 in addition to having a FIP of 3.96 as a staff for the year. They sit at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 960. The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 528 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.02 (473 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (1,047 strikeouts against 437 free passes). They have surrendered 125 homers and they concede 4.49 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

They are ranked 6th in baseball holding a save percentage of 71.7%, and they have sent 440 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their relievers have come in 148 times in high leverage situations and on 132 occasions with base runners. With 134 save situations, the Blue Jays have 77 holds and 15 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 53 save opportunities and they have converted 38 saves. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.9% out of their 186 inherited runners.

In 9,534 innings played, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in the majors). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 80 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in MLB). The Blue Jays have recorded 1,017 assists, 77 errors and have accumulated 3,178 putouts over the course of the season.

Soriano (17-21 record in his career) has a 3.87 ERA while allowing 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and he has gone up against 1,397 opposing batters so far in his career. He has allowed a total of 141 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.325 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, Soriano has given up 286 base knocks and he has 308 punch outs in 328 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-144)

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