Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/14/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday, September 14, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

The Toronto Blue Jays (74-75) are hosting the Detroit Tigers (69-79) at Rogers Centre on Monday. The odds on this game have the Tigers at -196 and the Blue Jays are at +162. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Troy Melton and Jose Soriano.

The Tigers have hit 232 doubles as a team and have knocked 167 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit owns a slugging percentage of .399 and have been rung up 1,288 times, while being walked on 519 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 16th in MLB. They have accumulated 627 runs batted in and 1,193 hits on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .239. They are sitting with 658 runs scored while having a team OBP of .316.

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The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.67 so far this season (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,185 batters. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 153 home runs in addition to 595 runs in total (6th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 462 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.04 as a team this season. Detroit has relinquished 1,145 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 535 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.56 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Tigers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 48.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 133 save situations. They have accumulated 29 saves so far this year and have not converted 31 out of their 60 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 239 base runners this year and 26.4% of them crossing the plate. Tigers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 162 times as well as having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 462 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have a total of 71 holds for the year (23rd in the league).

The Tigers have converted 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,808 innings, ranking them 5th in MLB. The Detroit Tigers have earned a total of 3,936 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,331 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which puts them in 9th in baseball, and they have turned 119 double plays.

Melton has taken the hill for 153 innings and has tallied 123 K's in his career. Melton (11-6 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 2.49 and he has faced 614 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 2.53 (43 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.038. He has allowed 114 base knocks (6.7 hits per nine innings) with 45 walks.

The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .385 and they average 4.03 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have hit 237 two-baggers, while getting a free base 415 times as well as scoring 600 runs. Toronto has compiled 144 home runs this season to go along with 571 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,072 instances (29th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,250 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have tallied a team on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a batting average of .249 on the year.

The Toronto pitching staff have relinquished 638 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.92 (576 earned runs yielded). They have given up 156 long balls and they relinquish 4.34 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.292 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (1,291 strikeouts vs 541 walks). They sit at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,169.

They rank 2nd in baseball with a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have sent 555 relievers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 181 times in high leverage situations and also on 158 occasions with runners on. With 163 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 93 holds and also 15 blown saves. Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 65 save chances and they have converted 50 saves. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.5% out of 226 inherited base runners.

In their 11,916 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (13th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 100 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (23rd in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 1,253 assists, 89 errors and have a total of 3,972 putouts during this campaign.

Soriano (20-22 career record) has earned a 3.91 ERA and has given up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and he has faced 1,547 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 158 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.327 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, Soriano has allowed 323 hits while accumulating 332 strikeouts in 364 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-196)

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