At Rogers Centre on Sunday, the Texas Rangers (51-54) face the Toronto Blue Jays (48-56), with first pitch at 1:37 PM ET.
Both the Blue Jays and the Rangers have -110 moneyline odds to win this Game. The scheduled starters are Jose Berrios (8-8) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and Jon Gray (5-4) for the Texas Rangers.
Yesterday, the Blue Jays picked up a 7-3 victory over the Rangers, with Kevin Gausman (9.0 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 8 K) earning the win for the Blue Jays. Daulton Varsho finished 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI to lead the offense. Michael Lorenzen (0.2 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss for the Rangers.
Ahead of watching this Blue Jays vs. Rangers matchup, here is everything you need to know about Sunday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-110, bet $110 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rangers (-110, bet $110 to win $100)
- Over/under: 8.5
Blue Jays vs. Rangers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, July 28, 2024
- Game Time: 1:37 PM ET
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Blue Jays stats and trends
Blue Jays betting records
- The Blue Jays have won 33, or 55.9%, of the 59 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Toronto has a record of 34-26 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -110 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 52.4% chance to win.
- Toronto and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 55 of 104 opportunities.
- The Blue Jays are 48-55-0 against the spread this season.
José Berríos (Blue Jays probable starter)
- Berrios gets the start for the Blue Jays, his 22nd of the season. He is 8-8 with a 4.08 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 123 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Tuesday, the righty threw 4 2/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up three earned runs while surrendering three hits.
- The 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.08, with 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 21 games this season. Opponents are batting .243 against him.
- Berrios heads into the outing with 12 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Berrios will try to pick up his 19th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.9 innings per appearance.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 21 outings this season.
- He will take the hill against a Rangers offense that ranks 16th in MLB with 844 total hits (on a .239 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .380 (21st in MLB) with 110 total home runs (18th in MLB).
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 30-year-old ranks 53rd in ERA (4.08), 41st in WHIP (1.213), and 64th in K/9 (6.7).
Blue Jays batting stats
- The Blue Jays’ 95 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
- Fueled by 282 extra-base hits, Toronto ranks 22nd in MLB with a .379 slugging percentage this season.
- The Blue Jays rank 20th in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
- Toronto ranks 25th in the majors with 423 total runs scored this season.
- The Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .311 this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
- Toronto has shown patience at the plate this season with the fourth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.3) among MLB offenses.
Rangers stats and trends
Rangers betting records
- The Rangers have won in 16, or 34.8%, of the 46 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Texas has come away with a win 16 times in 46 chances when named as an underdog of at least -110 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 52.4% chance of walking away with the win.
- Texas and its opponents have gone over in 42 of its 105 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Rangers have posted a record of 46-58-0 against the spread this season.
Jon Gray (Rangers probable starter)
- Gray makes the start for the Rangers, his 18th of the season. He is 5-4 with a 3.73 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 94 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last appearance on Wednesday, the right-hander threw 7 2/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up one earned run while surrendering four hits.
- The 32-year-old has amassed a 3.73 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings across 20 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .257 to his opponents.
- Gray has seven quality starts under his belt this year.
- Gray has put up 11 starts this campaign where he pitched five or more innings.
- He has had six appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He meets a Blue Jays offense that ranks 25th in the league with 423 total runs scored while batting .238 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .379 slugging percentage (22nd in MLB play) and has hit a total of 95 home runs (27th in the league).
Rangers batting stats
- The Rangers average 1.0 home run per game to rank 18th in MLB action with 110 total home runs.
- So far this year, Texas is 21st in baseball with a .380 slugging percentage.
- The Rangers have the 17th-ranked batting average in the league (.239).
- The offense for Texas is the No. 18 offense in MLB, scoring 4.3 runs per game (449 total runs).
- The Rangers’ .311 on-base percentage is 14th in baseball.
