Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 8/17/25, 11:21 AM  by Travis Pulver | Modified on 8/27/25 at 10:56 AM in MLB Picks

Texas will try to get back on the right side of the scoreboard when they take on the Blue Jays in Toronto at the Rogers Centre today at 1:37 p.m. EST. The Blue Jays will be going for the sweep after winning the opener on Friday, 6-5, and dominating the Rangers yesterday, 14-2.

However, winning today will not be an easy task. The Rangers will be handing the ball to Nathan Eovaldi. Eovaldi is 10-3 on the season in 20 starts with a 1.71 ERA. .88 WHIP, and .196 OBA. He has been especially lethal on the road, where he is 7-3 in ten starts with a 1.26 ERA and .193 OBA. In an early-season start at home, he pitched two shutout innings vs. the Blue Jays. But the Blue Jays have had a surprising amount of success vs. Eovaldi with a .362 BA against the ace (50-138). As for Toronto, they’ll turn to Jose Berrios. He is 9-4 in 25 starts with a 3.74 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and .244 OBA. At home, he is 4-1 in 12 starts with a .245 OBA. The Rangers lineup has hit .270 against him in 63 at-bats (17 hits, three home runs).