Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+106) Toronto (-128)

The Tampa Bay Rays (26-13) are headed to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (18-22). The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at +106 and Toronto is at -128. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Shane McClanahan and Patrick Corbin.

The Rays have compiled 46 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 32 baseballs out of the park. Tampa Bay is slugging .373 and have been rung up 274 times, while drawing a walk on 127 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball. They have earned 160 runs batted in as well as 331 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .254. They have accounted for 171 runs scored and have an OBP of .327.

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The Rays hold a team ERA of 3.44 this year (5th in the league), and they have rung up 302 batters. Rays pitchers have conceded 40 home runs and 151 total runs (5th in baseball). They have walked 121 hitters and their FIP is 4.00 as a squad on the campaign. Tampa Bay has relinquished 287 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 134 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.50 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17.

Rays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 36 times as well as having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 33 holds this year (2nd in the league). The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 81.0% and stepped onto the hill in 54 save situations. They have compiled 17 saves this year and have missed out on 4 of their 21 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 47 base runners over the course of the season and 27.7% of those runners crossing the plate. The Rays have sent 124 relievers to the mound this year.

The Rays have turned 73.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,153 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 1,051 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 318 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which ranks 29th in the majors, and they have turned 21 double plays.

McClanahan has thrown 438 innings and is sitting with 490 punch outs during his pro baseball career. McClanahan (37-18 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.95 and he has faced 1,768 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.00 (146 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.104. He has surrendered 354 base knocks (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 130 free passes.

The Toronto Blue Jays have earned an OBP of .313 in addition to a batting average of .251 so far this year. They have been rung up on 269 occasions (30th in the league) and have a total of 339 base hits. Toronto has accounted for 37 home runs for the season as well as 158 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .381 and they average 4.10 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have tallied 63 doubles, while getting a free base 114 times and scoring 164 runs.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.286 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.74 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (359 strikeouts against 122 walks). They sit at 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 331. They have given up 41 homers and they yield 4.50 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have given up 176 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.09 (160 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 45 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 26 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 17 save opportunities and they have come away with 8 saves. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.4% out of their 67 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 44 times in high leverage situations in addition to 46 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 27th in the league with a save percentage of 47.1%, and they have dispatched 148 relievers onto the diamond on the year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 33 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 333 assists, 26 errors and are sitting with 1,058 putouts over the course of the season. In 3,174 innings played, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (27th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Corbin has surrendered 2,208 hits while earning 1,881 K's in 2,077 innings. Corbin (111-143 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.49 earned run average and has given up 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 1,037 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.371 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and he has faced 8,933 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-128)

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