Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/6/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-160) Tampa Bay (+132)

Tropicana Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (22-12) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (16-19) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Toronto at -160 and Tampa Bay is coming in at +132. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Patrick Corbin and Shane McClanahan.

Toronto has a slugging rate of .386 and have struck out 235 times, while being walked on 100 occasions. They have accumulated 139 RBI's in addition to 299 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .252. The Blue Jays have tallied 58 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 33 balls out of the park. They have a total of 144 runs while holding a team OBP of .314. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in the league.

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The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.27 on the year (17th in the league), and the staff has rung up 325 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 38 home runs in addition to 162 runs (20th in MLB). They have walked 112 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.83 as a unit on the season. Toronto has surrendered 291 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 147 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30.

Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 43 times and also have had 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 24 holds on the year (10th in the league). The Blue Jays relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and have entered the game in 40 save situations. They have accumulated 7 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 7 of their 14 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 62 runners over the course of the season and 27.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 133 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Blue Jays have transformed 67.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,787 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 27th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 929 putouts this season, as well as 276 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which is 27th in the majors, and have accumulated 25 double plays.

Corbin (111-142 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.43 and he has faced 8,911 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 2,203 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 637 free passes. His earned run average is 4.50 (1,035 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.371. Corbin has thrown 2,071 innings and has earned 1,880 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .378 and they tally 4.47 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have hit 43 doubles, while getting a free base 113 times as well as earning 152 runs. Tampa Bay has recorded 30 home runs on the year as well as 144 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 246 occasions (29th in the league) and have a total of 289 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays hold an OBP of .326 and a batting average of .253 on the campaign.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.199 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.12 as a pitching staff this year. They are sitting at 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 256. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 141 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.68 (125 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (267 strikeouts vs 111 bases on balls). They have conceded 37 dingers and they surrender 4.15 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

Sitting with 44 save situations, the Rays have earned 26 holds and also 4 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 18 save opportunities and they have recorded 14 saves. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.7% of 41 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 39 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 109 relievers to the mound on the year.

In their 2,757 innings played, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (2nd in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 19 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (29th in professional baseball). The Rays have 265 assists, 25 errors and have accumulated 919 putouts this year.

So far in his career, McClanahan has given up 352 base hits while earning 486 strikeouts in 433 innings. McClanahan (36-18 career mark) is the owner of a 3.03 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 146 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.110 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.77 and he has faced 1,748 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-160)

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