Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-196) Texas (+162)

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (76-77) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (76-77) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blue Jays at -196 while the Rangers are at +162. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Trey Yesavage and Jacob deGrom.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 30th in the league. They have racked up 619 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .311. The Blue Jays have earned 242 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 148 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 588 runs batted in as well as 1,283 hits for the season, while their team batting average is .249. Toronto has a slugging rate of .385 and have been called out on strikes 1,095 times, while being walked on 432 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 3.92 so far this year (9th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,327 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 158 long balls and 656 total runs (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 561 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.98 as a squad on the campaign. Toronto has relinquished 1,204 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 592 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.37 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Blue Jays relievers have compiled a save rate of 76.1% and have come into the game in 171 save situations. They have recorded 51 saves on the campaign and have blown 16 of 67 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 233 runners on the year and 26.2% of those players crossing home plate. Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 162 times as well as having 185 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 571 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have recorded 99 holds on the campaign (5th in the league).

The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 4,080 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,293 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 24th in professional baseball, and have 102 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,240 innings, which has them sitting 13th in baseball.

Yesavage has thrown 107 innings and has accumulated 107 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Yesavage (6-5 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.56 and he has gone up against 448 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.61 (43 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.185. He has surrendered 74 hits (6.2 hits per nine innings) with 53 free passes.

Texas has knocked in 174 home runs this season to go along with 617 RBIs. They have hit 223 doubles, while taking a walk 497 times and putting up 638 runs. The Texas Rangers have accounted for an OBP of .318 and a batting average of .243 over the course of the season. The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .399 and they are recording 4.17 runs per outing (25th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,306 occasions (10th in the league) and have recorded 1,237 hits.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.303 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a team on the campaign. They sit at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,280. The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 677 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.30 (640 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,281 strikeouts vs 466 free passes). They have surrendered 183 homers and they concede 4.55 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

They are ranked 9th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.9%, and they have sent 500 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 137 times in high leverage situations in addition to 137 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 142 save situations, the Rangers have earned 79 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Texas has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 61 save chances and they have earned 42 saves. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.2% out of their 205 inherited runners.

In their 12,063 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in baseball). The Rangers have 1,193 assists, 66 errors and are sitting with 4,021 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, deGrom has surrendered 1,299 hits and he has 2,045 punch outs in 1,693 innings pitched. deGrom (107-74 career mark) has earned a 2.68 ERA while allowing 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 505 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.994 and a FIP of 2.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.33 and he has faced 6,667 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-196)

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