Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+162) Toronto (-196)

Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (10-14) will go up against the Cleveland Guardians (14-12) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at +162 while Toronto is at -196. The total comes in at 9. The men taking the mound are Gavin Williams and Max Scherzer.

The Guardians have accumulated 43 doubles as a unit and have hit 26 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland is slugging .374 and have been called out on strikes 203 times, while taking a walk on 104 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.0 runs per game, which is 21st in MLB. They have recorded 100 runs batted in as well as 192 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .228. They have accounted for 105 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .318.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 32 home runs in addition to 111 runs (17th in MLB). Cleveland has surrendered 196 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 102 earned runs. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 4.00 this season (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 244 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 94 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.20 as a team for the season.

Guardians pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 23 times as well as having 28 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 16 holds over the course of the season (10th in the league). The Guardians relievers have a save percentage of 70.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 26 save situations. They have earned 7 saves on the year and have missed out on 3 of their 10 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 39 base runners over the course of the season and 38.5% of them crossing home plate. The Guardians have dispatched 84 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Guardians have a tally of 688 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 195 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which is 8th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 22 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,064 innings on the field, which ranks them 11th in MLB.

Williams has taken the hill for 354 frames and has accumulated 373 punch outs in his MLB career. Williams (21-21 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.38 and he has faced 1,496 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.43 (135 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.270. He has allowed 281 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) with 169 free passes.

Toronto is sitting with 19 home runs so far this season to go along with 93 RBIs. They have hit 42 doubles, while getting a free base 70 times and notching 95 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated an on-base percentage of .317 and a team batting average of .256 on the campaign. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging percentage of .379 and they average 3.96 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 165 occasions (30th in the league) and are sitting with 210 hits.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.318 with a FIP of 3.83 as a staff for the year. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 198. The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 120 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.47 (106 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 10.10 (240 strikeouts vs 83 walks). They have allowed 27 home runs and they relinquish 5.07 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

Toronto relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.2% out of their 43 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 36 times in high leverage situations and also on 32 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 16 holds and 7 blown saves. They sit at 30th in MLB holding a save percentage of 36.4%, and they have sent 93 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

In their 1,923 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (28th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 18 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (27th in the majors). The Blue Jays have racked up 195 assists, 18 errors and have accumulated 641 putouts for the year.

Scherzer (222-119 mark in his career) has a 3.24 earned run average while giving up 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.46 and he has faced 12,055 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 1,072 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.085 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. In his pro baseball career, Scherzer has allowed 2,449 base knocks while he has totaled 3,499 K's in 2,979 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+162)

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