The Toronto Blue Jays will open the 2026 campaign tonight at home against the Athletics. Toronto should have and could have won the World Series last year but came up short and you can bet for sure they will be in the running again this year. The Jays were 94-68 overall last season and an impressive 54-27 at Rogers Centre. The Athletics were 76-86 overall and 40-41 on the road. Tonight’s expected starters are Kevin Gausman for the Jays and Luis Severino for the Athletics. In 2025 Gausman was 10-11 with a respectable ERA of 3.59 and a 1.06 WHIP. Severino was 8-11 with an elevated ERA of 4.54, a 1.30 WHIP, and can have control issues. If he is not in the zone, Toronto’s lethal bats will make him pay. Rogers Centre will be electric and the Jays are by far the better team on the field tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS