Orioles at Blue Jays
O/U 9.5 · RL Blue Jays -1.5 · Rogers Centre
The pick & result
- Published pick
- Blue Jays ML -148
- Published odds
- -148
- Result
- Won
- Final score
- 1-8
Odds are the American price printed with this pick, not a current offer. Wins, losses and pushes remain on the public record; a missing grade is not a win.
The line
BETMGM · 16 moves| Market | Opened Sep 13 10:14 AM | Close Sep 13 1:35 PM | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPREAD | Blue Jays -1.5 (+140) | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | Price |
| TOTAL | 7.5 (+100) | 7.5 (+105) | Price |
| MONEYLINE | Blue Jays -155 | Blue Jays -155 | Holds |
Every move, in order ›
| When | Spread | Total | Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPENSep 13 10:14 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+140) | 7.5 (+100) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 10:31 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | 7.5 (+100) | Blue Jays -150 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 10:55 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+140) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +130 |
| Sep 13 11:00 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+140) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 11:04 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 11:04 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 11:14 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+140) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 11:17 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+140) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 11:21 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+140) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 11:31 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -150 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 11:40 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 11:50 AM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -150 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 12:01 PM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+150) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -150 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 12:06 PM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -150 · Orioles +125 |
| Sep 13 12:40 PM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +130 |
| Sep 13 1:05 PM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +125 |
| CLOSESep 13 1:35 PM | Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | 7.5 (+105) | Blue Jays -155 · Orioles +130 |
The read
Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre, Baltimore and Toronto settle a split series with contrasting starting-pitching profiles. I’m backing the Blue Jays at -148 because their lineup matchup and strongest late-inning relief give the starting advantage support across the game. Toronto’s confirmed order has six right-handed bats, facing a Baltimore starter who has allowed a .753 OPS to right-handed hitters against .542 to lefties. That makes this particular lineup’s handedness relevant. Toronto’s starter, meanwhile, has allowed a .526 OPS to lefties and .547 to righties. Baltimore’s left-handed lineup does not encounter a comparable weakness in those season splits.
The bullpen is the other piece I’m paying for. Toronto’s leading save and hold options have 1.23 and 1.75 ERAs, and their workloads of 14 and 9 pitches yesterday make another appearance plausible, although availability remains a managerial decision. Baltimore has credible late relief too, including 3.02 and 3.15 ERAs, but Toronto’s strongest options have produced better run prevention. The offense supports that case: Toronto has scored 5.1 runs per game over its last 10, against Baltimore’s 4.1. That recent production adds support, with the short sample keeping its weight modest.
The strongest argument for Baltimore is its starter’s recent control: 3 walks and 36 strikeouts in 32 innings over his last 5 starts. That provides a credible route to keeping this competitive. An early Toronto pitching exit would also matter, with two other relief arms coming off 44 and 50 pitches yesterday. I respect that route to an upset. I still take Toronto because its lineup faces the more favorable measured platoon matchup, backed by stronger results from its preferred late relief. At -148, I judge that combination worth the price, with moderate conviction.
The research
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PLATOON EDGE
Samuel Basallo (bats L) draws Dylan Cease (RHP), batting 5th
.783Samuel Basallo has a .783 OPS in 253 AB against righties, compared with .495 in 86 AB the other way. Batting fifth, the left-handed hitter faces RHP Dylan Cease on his stronger split.
FIRST INNING
YRFI watch: first innings have been live on both sides of BAL @ TOR
YRFIA run was scored by either team in the first inning in 7 of 10 sampled TOR games and 7 of 10 sampled BAL games. 2026 first-inning pitching samples — Dylan Cease: 2.67 ERA, .208 opponent AVG across 27.0 IP, 3 HR; Trevor Rogers: 1.00 ERA, .174 opponent AVG across 27.0 IP, 2 HR.
BALLPARK
At Rogers Centre, Dylan Cease pitches to a 2.91 ERA
2.91Dylan Cease has a 2.91 ERA and .197 average allowed over 80.1 innings and 14 games at Rogers Centre, versus a 1.89 ERA across 81.0 innings elsewhere. The nearly equal workloads show a venue gap but not whether the park caused it entering BAL at TOR.
REGRESSION
Brett Bateman: .336 AVG vs .264 xBA
.264Brett Bateman is batting .336 against a .264 xBA over 139 plate appearances, with a .374 wOBA versus a .310 xwOBA. Both contact-based marks sit below his results entering BAL @ TOR, pointing to downside in the gap without matchup-specific evidence.
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- Daily picks first stored September 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET.
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Props on this game
3- GARY'S PICKCOBY MAYOH+R+RBI OVER 0.5
Mayo is my favorite Baltimore prop tonight. He has cleared this number in 13 of his last 15, with five multi-event games in that span, and he has homered four times in September. Toronto’s elite starter makes this a difficult matchup, but Mayo’s recent contact and run-production role in the heart of the order justify laying the price.
- GARY'S PICKPETE ALONSOTOTAL BASES OVER 0.5
Alonso needs only one base, and his recent power remains the clearest path: two homers in his last seven games and a .893 OPS against right-handed pitching this season. Dylan Cease is a real obstacle, but Alonso has already taken him deep this series and gets premium lineup position with opportunities to do damage.
- THE LONG SHOTKAZUMA OKAMOTOHR OVER 0.5
This is the long shot I want. Okamoto has five homers in his last 15, is batting .324 with a 1.039 OPS in September, and has already homered against Trevor Rogers in this matchup. Rogers has allowed a .753 OPS and 15 homers to right-handed hitters, while Okamoto supplies Toronto’s best recent power profile from the middle of the order.
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