Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

The Minnesota Twins (7-7) are traveling to Rogers Centre on Sunday where they will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (6-7). The moneyline on this game has Minnesota at -150 and Toronto is priced at +125. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Taj Bradley and Max Scherzer.

The Twins have earned 19 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 13 baseballs out of the stadium. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .358 and have been called out on strikes 136 times, while drawing a walk on 63 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are compiling 4.6 runs/g, which is 9th in the league. They have tallied 60 runs batted in as well as 102 hits for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .226. They have a total of 64 runs and have an on-base percentage of .329.

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The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 4.35 on the campaign (23rd in the league), and they have rung up 111 batters. Twins pitchers have conceded 9 long balls and also 65 runs (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 53 opposing players and their FIP is 3.88 as a team for the year. Minnesota has relinquished 121 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 59 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.09 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.43.

The Twins relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 83.3% and have entered the game in 20 save situations. They have compiled 5 saves over the course of the season and have blown 1 out of their 6 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 26 runners this year and 23.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. Twins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 18 times as well as having 14 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 51 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen have tallied 14 holds for the season (2nd in the league).

The Twins have converted 67.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,098 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 27th in professional baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have 366 putouts this year, as well as 90 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 20th in baseball, and have a total of 8 double plays.

Bradley has taken the hill for 401 innings and has earned 432 K's so far in his MLB career. Bradley (21-27 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.64 while he has gone up against 1,713 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.71 (210 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.293. He has allowed 373 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 146 free passes.

Toronto has 12 home runs for the season as well as 49 RBIs. They have 21 two-baggers, while taking a walk 47 times and scoring 51 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .240 for the year. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .373 and they score 3.92 runs per outing (21st in the league). They have struck out on 90 occasions (30th in baseball) and have recorded 107 hits.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.328 with a FIP of 3.64 as a team so far this year. They are sitting at 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 111. The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 67 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.42 (58 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 11.50 (151 strikeouts vs 46 walks). They have yielded 16 dingers and they relinquish 5.10 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.6% out of their 27 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 23 times in high leverage situations and on 22 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 18 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 9 holds and 5 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in the league with a save percentage of 28.6%, and they have dispatched 55 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season.

In their 1,068 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.6% (29th in the majors). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 8 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (26th in the majors). The Blue Jays have accrued 97 assists, 10 errors and have amassed 356 putouts this year.

So far in his career, Scherzer has allowed 2,439 base hits while he has earned 3,495 strikeouts in 2,971 frames. He has conceded 1,062 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.084 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.48 and he has gone up against 12,018 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Scherzer (222-118 mark in his career) has earned a 3.22 ERA while giving up 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

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

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