Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (18-23) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (27-13) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Rays at +125 while the Blue Jays are sitting at -150. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Griffin Jax and Dylan Cease.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.5 runs/g, which is 11th in MLB. They have accumulated 179 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .328. The Rays have accounted for 47 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 33 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 168 runs batted in and 343 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .256. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .376 and have been called out on strikes 281 times, while drawing a walk on 128 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.54 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16. Rays pitchers have given up 42 home runs and 156 runs in total (6th in MLB). Tampa Bay has relinquished 293 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 139 earned runs. The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.48 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 312 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 123 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a squad so far this season.

The Rays relievers have recorded a save rate of 81.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 56 save situations. They have accumulated 18 saves on the season and have blown 4 of their 22 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 runners for the season with 27.1% of those players earned a run for their team. Rays relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 37 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 127 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have recorded 34 holds this year (2nd in baseball).

The Tampa Bay Rays have 1,078 putouts so far this season, in addition to 326 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which ranks 29th in professional baseball, and have a total of 21 double plays. The Rays have turned 73.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,234 innings, ranking them 2nd in MLB.

Jax has taken the mound for 374 innings and has racked up 422 strikeouts in his MLB career. Jax (24-33 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.03 while facing 1,562 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.09 (170 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.168. He has surrendered 323 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 114 free passes.

The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .380 and they earn 4.12 runs per outing (24th in the league). They have 63 doubles, while getting a free base 116 times and earning 169 runs. Toronto has accumulated 39 long balls on the campaign as well as 163 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 279 instances (30th in MLB) and have a total of 345 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have a team OBP of .311 and a batting average of .249 this season.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.290 in addition to having a FIP of 3.74 as a squad for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (366 strikeouts vs 123 walks). They come in at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 343. They have conceded 42 homers and they relinquish 4.58 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 184 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.16 (167 earned runs surrendered).

They are ranked 27th in the league with a save percentage of 47.1%, and they have dispatched 152 relievers onto the field so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 44 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with runners on base. With 45 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 26 holds and also 9 blown saves. Toronto has had relief pitchers take the mound in 17 save chances and they have walked away with 8 saves. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.3% out of their 70 inherited base runners.

In their 3,255 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (27th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 33 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 342 assists, 27 errors and have earned a total of 1,085 putouts on the season.

In his pro baseball career, Cease has allowed 892 hits while tallying 1,297 strikeouts in 1,060 innings. He has conceded 451 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.264 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has gone up against 4,495 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Cease (68-59 career mark) has a 3.83 earned run average while surrendering 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

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

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