Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday, July 20, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+125) Toronto (-145)

The Tampa Bay Rays (56-41) are hitting the road to Rogers Centre on Monday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (46-52). The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at +125 and Toronto is opening at -145. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Drew Rasmussen and Dylan Cease.

Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .399 and have struck out 691 times, while drawing a walk on 335 occasions. They have amassed 411 RBI's as well as 831 base knocks on the year, and their batting average sits at .257. The Rays have tallied 138 two-baggers as a team and have hit 97 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 434 runs scored while having a team OBP of .332. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in MLB.

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The Rays have a team ERA of 3.89 this season (9th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 784 hitters. Rays pitchers have yielded 126 home runs and 415 total runs (9th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 260 batters and their FIP is 4.21 as a squad for the year. Tampa Bay has surrendered 761 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 373 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Rays have dispatched 309 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 117 base runners on the year with 29.1% of them earned a run for their team. The relief pitchers have a total of 75 holds this year (2nd in MLB). Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 81 times in addition to having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. They have recorded 37 saves on the year and have missed out on 14 out of their 51 chances to get a save. The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 72.5% and have entered the game in 126 save situations.

The Rays have converted 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,767 innings, which ranks them 3rd in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 2,589 putouts on the year, in addition to 777 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them sitting 24th in baseball, and have 65 double plays.

Rasmussen has taken the ball for 559 innings and has accumulated 526 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.96 (184 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.046. He has given up 449 base knocks (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 136 walks. Rasmussen (37-22 career mark) has earned a FIP of 2.92 while he has faced 2,232 batters in the majors.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for a team OBP of .306 and a team batting average of .243 so far this year. They have struck out on 716 occasions (29th in the league) and have a total of 799 hits. Toronto is sitting with 101 home runs for the year and 381 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .384 and they average 4.05 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have hit 151 doubles, while getting a free base 272 times and recording 397 runs.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 439 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.15 (400 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 107 homers and they relinquish 4.56 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.305 with a FIP of 4.01 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (867 strikeouts vs 350 bases on balls). They come in at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 782.

They are ranked 11th in baseball with a save rate of 69.8%, and they have dispatched 361 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 115 times in high leverage situations and on 106 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 110 save situations, the Blue Jays have 64 holds and also 13 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 43 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.2% out of their 156 inherited base runners.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 68 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 816 assists, 62 errors and have a tally of 2,603 putouts so far this year. Out of their 7,809 innings on the field, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (21st in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Cease has allowed 921 base knocks while he has totaled 1,379 K's in 1,113 frames. Cease (71-62 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.77 earned run average and has surrendered 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 466 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.253 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 4,705 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+125)

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