At Rogers Centre on Friday, the Texas Rangers (51-52) open a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays (46-56), at 7:07 PM ET.
The Blue Jays are favored (-122 on the moneyline) when they take on the Rangers (+103). The Toronto Blue Jays will hand the ball to Yusei Kikuchi (4-9, 4.54 ERA), who is looking for win No. 5 on the season, and the Rangers will turn to Andrew Heaney (4-10, 3.60 ERA).
The Blue Jays’ matchup yesterday versus the Rays resulted in a 13-0 loss. Spencer Horwitz went 1-for-3 with a double in the defeat, while Chris Bassitt threw five innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out six en route to taking the loss.
The Rangers took down the White Sox 2-1 yesterday, with Max Scherzer earning the win while throwing six innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out nine. Marcus Semien went 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Rangers’ offense.
Before the Blue Jays vs. Rangers matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-122, bet $122 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rangers (+103, bet $100 to win $103)
- Over/under: 8
Blue Jays vs. Rangers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, July 26, 2024
- Game Time: 7:07 PM ET
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
- TV Channel: MLB.tv
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Blue Jays stats and trends
Blue Jays betting records
- This season, the Blue Jays have been favored 57 times and won 31, or 54.4%, of those games.
- Toronto is 20-19 this season when entering a game favored by -122 or more on the moneyline.
- The Blue Jays have a 55% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 53 of its 102 games with a total this season.
- In 101 games with a spread this season, the Blue Jays are 47-54-0 ATS.
Yusei Kikuchi (Blue Jays probable starter)
- Kikuchi gets the start for the Blue Jays, his 22nd of the season. He is 4-9 with a 4.54 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 111 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, the left-hander tossed five innings, allowing four earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- The 33-year-old has an ERA of 4.54, with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 21 games this season. Opponents are hitting .268 against him.
- Kikuchi has collected eight quality starts this year.
- Kikuchi will try to collect his 16th matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.3 innings per appearance.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 21 appearances this season.
- He will face a Rangers offense that is hitting .240 as a unit (17th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .382 (21st in MLB) with 109 total home runs (17th in MLB).
- This season, the 33-year-old ranks 59th in ERA (4.54), 58th in WHIP (1.306), and 15th in K/9 (10.1) among pitchers who qualify.
Blue Jays batting stats
- The Blue Jays have hit just 94 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the league.
- Fueled by 271 extra-base hits, Toronto ranks 22nd in MLB with a .376 slugging percentage this season.
- The Blue Jays rank 21st in MLB with a .235 team batting average.
- Toronto has scored the fourth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 410 (4.0 per game).
- The Blue Jays have the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.308).
- Toronto has shown patience at the plate this season with the fourth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.4) among MLB offenses.
Rangers stats and trends
Rangers betting records
- The Rangers have come away with 16 wins in the 44 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Texas has come away with a win 11 times in 29 chances when named as an underdog of at least +103 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 49.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 40 of its 103 opportunities.
- The Rangers are 45-57-0 against the spread in their 102 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Andrew Heaney (Rangers probable starter)
- Heaney gets the start for the Rangers, his 20th of the season. He is 4-10 with a 3.60 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 100 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last appearance was on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the lefty tossed five scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
- During 20 games this season, the 33-year-old has a 3.60 ERA and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .242 to his opponents.
- Heaney is trying to record his sixth quality start of the year in this outing.
- Heaney will look to continue a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.0 frames per appearance).
- In four of his appearances this season he has not give up an earned run.
- He meets a Blue Jays offense that ranks 27th in the league with 410 total runs scored while batting .235 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .376 slugging percentage (22nd in MLB play) and has hit a total of 94 home runs (27th in the league).
Rangers batting stats
- The Rangers rank 17th in MLB play with 109 total home runs.
- So far this season, Texas’ .382 slugging percentage is 21st in the majors.
- The Rangers rank 17th in the majors with a .240 batting average.
- Texas scores the 18th-most runs in baseball (441 total, 4.3 per game).
- The Rangers’ .312 on-base percentage ranks 14th in MLB.
