Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/22/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

The Tampa Bay Rays (57-42) are hitting the road to Rogers Centre on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (46-54). The moneyline on this contest has the Rays at +125 and the Blue Jays are sitting at -145. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Griffin Jax and Spencer Miles.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in baseball. They have notched a total of 442 runs and have an on-base percentage of .332. The Rays have hit 143 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 101 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 419 RBI's and 852 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .258. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .402 and have been rung up 708 times, while being walked on 342 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.97 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.18. Rays pitchers have allowed 127 long balls and also 422 runs in total (9th in MLB). Tampa Bay has allowed 775 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 379 earned runs. The Rays have a team ERA of 3.88 so far this season (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 791 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 266 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.21 as a team this season.

The Rays relievers have accumulated a save rate of 72.5% and have come into the game in 126 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves over the course of the season and have blown 14 of 51 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 117 runners on the year with 29.1% of those players crossing the plate. Rays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 81 times in addition to having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 314 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have 75 holds so far this season (2nd in the league).

The Rays have converted 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,920 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 2,640 putouts so far this season, in addition to 795 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball, and they have turned 67 double plays.

Jax has taken the ball for 431 innings and has tallied 482 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.05 (194 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.173. He has given up 376 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 130 walks. Jax (28-38 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.99 and he has faced 1,795 opposing batters in the majors.

Toronto has accumulated 101 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 382 RBIs. They have 151 doubles, while walking 275 times and scoring 398 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have a team OBP of .304 as well as a batting average of .242 so far this year. The Blue Jays hold a slugging percentage of .380 and they earn 3.98 runs per game (30th in the league). They have struck out on 724 occasions (29th in the league) and have earned 811 hits.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.305 and have a FIP of 4.02 as a team so far this year. They are sitting at 13th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 801. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 449 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.15 (408 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (888 strikeouts against 354 free passes). They have given up 111 HR's and they surrender 4.57 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.0% of 157 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 115 times in high leverage situations and also on 107 occasions with runners on. With 110 save situations, the Blue Jays have 64 holds and also 13 blown saves. They sit at 11th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.8%, and they have sent 366 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in the majors). The Blue Jays have racked up 837 assists, 65 errors and have 2,657 putouts so far this season. In their 7,971 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (21st in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Miles has conceded 53 hits while totaling 61 punch outs in 64 innings pitched. Miles (4-2 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.52 ERA and has surrendered 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 25 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.125 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.21 and he has gone up against 261 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-145)

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