Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/5/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-128) Chicago (+106)

The Toronto Blue Jays (4-2) are hitting the road to Rate Field on Sunday where they will play the Chicago White Sox (1-5). The moneyline on this game has the Blue Jays at -128 and the White Sox are coming in at +106. The total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Eric Lauer and Davis Martin.

As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 11th in the league. They have 27 runs and hold an OBP of .346. The Blue Jays have accounted for 4 doubles as a team and have hit 8 baseballs out of the park. They have 27 runs batted in in addition to 55 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is .263. Toronto is slugging .407 and have been called out on strikes 45 times, while being walked on 24 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 5.19 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.09. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 7 home runs and also 28 runs in total (21st in MLB). Toronto has yielded 46 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 25 earned runs. The Blue Jays have an ERA of 3.95 on the year (15th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 83 batters. They have walked 16 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 2.68 as a unit so far this season.

The bullpen pitchers have inherited 13 runners on the year with 23.1% of those runners crossing home plate. Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 12 times in addition to having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 27 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have a total of 8 holds over the course of the season (1st in MLB).

The Blue Jays have converted 67.2% of balls in play into outs out of 513 innings on the field, which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 171 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 48 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 4 double plays.

Lauer has taken the ball for 706 innings and has totaled 678 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.13 (324 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.324. He has given up 678 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 257 walks. Lauer (46-39 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.07 and he has faced 3,023 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Chicago has tallied 8 long balls on the season to go along with 21 runs batted in. They have 5 doubles, while walking 18 times as well as putting up 21 runs. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .266 in addition to a batting average of .192 on the campaign. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .342 and they are recording 3.50 runs per outing (24th in MLB). They have struck out on 73 instances (3rd in MLB) and have a total of 37 hits.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 2.000 with a FIP of 5.50 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (47 strikeouts vs 33 walks). They come in at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 65. They have relinquished 8 long balls and they surrender 9.55 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 52 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 8.63 (47 earned runs allowed).

Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 1 time in high leverage situations and on 8 occasions with runners on. They rank 20th in baseball holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 22 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year.

In 441 innings on the diamond, the White Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 60.6% (30th in the majors). The Chicago White Sox have turned 1 double play and have earned a fielding percentage of .970 (27th in baseball). The White Sox have 45 assists, 6 errors and have accumulated 147 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Martin has allowed 254 base hits while totaling 205 strikeouts in 261 innings. He has conceded 126 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.326 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.23 and he has gone up against 1,111 hitters during his pro baseball career. Martin (11-21 mark in his career) has earned a 4.34 ERA while surrendering 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-128)

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