Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+110) Boston (-132)

The Toronto Blue Jays (34-38) are en route to Fenway Park on Thursday where they will play the Boston Red Sox (29-40). The moneyline on this contest has the Blue Jays at +110 while the Red Sox are coming in at -132. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Trey Yesavage and Sonny Gray.

Toronto is slugging .388 and have been called out on strikes 526 times, while taking a walk on 208 occasions. They have amassed 280 RBI's in addition to 604 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .250. The Blue Jays have tallied 119 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 69 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 293 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 23rd in baseball.

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The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.12 over the course of the season (16th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 642 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 77 home runs in addition to 315 total runs (15th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 235 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.86 as a team so far this year. Toronto has allowed 577 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 292 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27.

The Blue Jays bullpen have a save percentage of 64.5% and have entered the game in 84 save situations. They have earned 20 saves on the campaign and have not converted 11 of their 31 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 112 runners on the year with 25.0% of them ended up scoring. Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 81 times and also have had 90 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 274 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have notched 51 holds on the year (4th in baseball).

The Blue Jays have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,739 innings on the field, ranking them 22nd in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned 1,913 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 613 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which has them ranked 23rd in the majors, and have 52 double plays.

Yesavage has taken the mound for 61 innings and has earned 63 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.68 (25 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.307. He has given up 48 hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 32 walks. Yesavage (4-3 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.62 while he has faced 260 batters in the majors.

Boston has accumulated 58 home runs this year to go along with 267 RBIs. They have hit 122 doubles, while getting a free base 196 times and racking up 278 runs. The Boston Red Sox have an OBP of .314 and a batting average of .246 this year. The Red Sox have a SLG% of .384 and they tally 4.03 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 569 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have earned 572 base hits.

The Boston pitching staff have allowed 282 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.91 (264 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 75 home runs and they surrender 4.17 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.289 and have a FIP of 3.98 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (581 strikeouts against 211 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 573.

They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 212 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 59 times in high leverage situations in addition to 58 occasions with runners on. With 56 save situations, the Red Sox have 34 holds and also 6 blown saves. Boston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 21 save opportunities and they have come away with 15 saves. Boston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.9% out of their 85 inherited runners.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 44 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (19th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 583 assists, 34 errors and have 1,825 putouts this year. In their 5,475 innings played, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (23rd in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Gray has allowed 1,734 hits while he has totaled 1,976 K's in 1,980 innings. He has allowed a total of 784 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.197 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 and he has faced 8,208 hitters during his career. Gray (133-103 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.56 ERA and has allowed 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (+110)

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