Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, May 18, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

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

The New York Yankees (28-18) are hosting the Toronto Blue Jays (20-25) at Yankee Stadium on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Toronto at +106 while New York is at -128. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Patrick Corbin and Ryan Weathers.

The Blue Jays have hit 67 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 40 baseballs out of the park. Toronto is slugging .373 and have been called out on strikes 300 times, while drawing a walk on 131 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are knocking in 4.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 22nd in baseball. They have recorded 176 RBI's and 363 base knocks for the year, and their batting average comes in at .245. They have notched a total of 182 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Blue Jays pitchers have relinquished 43 long balls and 197 runs (16th in the league). Toronto has allowed 371 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 178 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.10 for the season (16th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 395 batters. They have walked 139 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.69 as a unit for the year.

Blue Jays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 53 times in addition to having 53 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 26 holds this season (13th in baseball). The Blue Jays relievers have accumulated a save rate of 47.1% and have come into the game in 45 save situations. They have earned 8 saves on the year and have blown 9 of 17 save chances. The relievers have inherited 73 base runners on the season with 23.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 164 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for 1,171 putouts for the season, in addition to 368 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them ranked 27th in baseball, and have accumulated 36 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 67.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,513 innings, which has them sitting 29th in baseball.

Corbin has taken the hill for 2,081 innings and has accounted for 1,882 K's so far in his MLB career. Corbin (111-143 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.43 and he has faced 8,956 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.50 (1,040 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.373. He has surrendered 2,217 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 640 free passes.

The Yankees hold a slugging % of .433 and they are recording 5.07 runs per game (5th in the league). They have recorded 75 two-baggers, while walking 204 times as well as scoring 228 runs. New York has tallied 67 home runs this season to go along with 217 runs batted in. They have struck out on 397 occasions (8th in the league) and are sitting with 346 hits. The New York Yankees have recorded a team on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .236 over the course of the season.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 156 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.19 (141 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 36 home runs and they give up 3.53 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.148 in addition to having a FIP of 3.45 as a squad this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (394 strikeouts vs 136 free passes). They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 321.

With 44 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 25 holds and 8 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 18 save chances and they have come away with 10 saves. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.8% of 79 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 50 times in high leverage situations in addition to 50 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 142 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The New York Yankees have turned 34 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in baseball). The Yankees have 425 assists, 24 errors and have notched a total of 1,194 putouts so far this season. Out of their 3,582 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (7th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Weathers has conceded 327 hits while accumulating 289 strikeouts in 326 frames. Weathers (14-25 career mark) has a 4.67 earned run average and has allowed 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 169 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.347 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and he has gone up against 1,393 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-128)

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