Toronto Blue Jays vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+172) Arizona (-210)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (11-8) will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (7-11) at Chase Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have Toronto at +172 and Arizona is coming in at -210. The total is 9. The starting pitchers will be Kevin Gausman and Ryne Nelson.

Toronto is slugging .370 and have been called out on strikes 125 times, while taking a walk on 59 occasions. They have earned 66 RBI's and 148 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is .241. The Blue Jays have tallied 29 doubles as a unit and have hit 16 balls out of the park. They have earned 68 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 3.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 25th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 22 home runs and also 93 runs in total (24th in baseball). Toronto has relinquished 148 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 81 earned runs. The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 4.48 on the year (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 194 batters. They have walked 68 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a team on the year.

The Blue Jays have sent 73 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 36 base runners for the season with 30.6% of those players ended up scoring. The relief pitchers have recorded 11 holds so far this season (16th in the league). Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 28 times and also have had 29 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 2 saves for the season and have missed out on 7 of their 9 chances to save the game. The Blue Jays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 22.2% and have come into the game in 22 save situations.

The Blue Jays have converted 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,464 innings, ranking them 26th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have a tally of 488 putouts so far this season, as well as 150 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which is 23rd in MLB, and have accumulated 11 double plays.

Gausman (112-114 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.74 while going up against 8,074 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,849 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 540 walks. His ERA is 3.80 (816 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.236. Gausman has thrown 1,933 frames and is sitting with 1,985 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for a team OBP of .291 in addition to a batting average of .238 for the year. They have struck out on 160 instances (12th in baseball) and have earned a total of 149 base knocks. Arizona has tallied 15 home runs on the year as well as 81 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging % of .396 and they are scoring 4.37 runs per game (16th in the league). They have put up 42 doubles, while taking a walk 46 times as well as putting up 83 runs.

The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.231 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.40 as a unit so far this season. They are sitting at 12th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 146. The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 87 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.85 (72 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.50 (141 strikeouts vs 61 bases on balls). They have surrendered 22 homers and they concede 4.66 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 24 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 17 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 35 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 21 holds and 5 blown saves. They are currently ranked 17th in baseball with a save rate of 61.5%, and they have sent 69 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

Out of their 1,515 innings played, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.6% (4th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 11 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have 167 assists, 11 errors and have earned a total of 505 putouts this year.

Thus far in his career, Nelson has surrendered 460 base hits while accumulating 389 strikeouts in 487 innings. Nelson (27-19 record in his career) has earned a 4.16 earned run average and has conceded 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 225 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.222 and having a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.88 and he has gone up against 2,023 batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-210)

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