Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement is heating up again, proving he is one of baseball’s toughest hitters to get out. A favorable matchup against Texas Rangers starter Kumar Rocker makes his total bases my favorite play of the day.
Read on for my Blue Jays vs. Rangers predictions and MLB picks for this Sunday, June 28 matchup.
Rangers vs Blue Jays predictions
Rangers vs Blue Jays best bet: Ernie Clement Over 1.5 total bases (+140)
Ernie Clement is back to finding grass again with three straight multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 night with a double in yesterday's ball game.
The Toronto Blue Jays' middle infielder profiles well against Kumar Rocker’s sinker/slider pitch mix, owning a .333 average with a .447 slug rate against them.
Clement is a premier contact hitter, which should play up in a matchup against Rocker, who doesn’t suppress contact — ranking in the 19th percentile in xBA with a low whiff and strikeout rate.
Rocker has also surrendered plenty of hard contact with a 43.1% hard-hit rate. Clement leads the American League with 21 doubles, showing off a little bit of power.
That all plays into Clement’s strengths and gives me confidence playing this bet down to +115.
COVERS INTEL: Clement owns a 90% zone-contact rate while making contact on an outstanding 70.1% of his swings at pitches outside the strike zone.
Rangers vs Blue Jays same-game parlay (SGP)
Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho profiles well against Rocker, sporting a .295 average against his pitch mix with a .449 slug rate. and has hit the ball well since returning from the IL, owning a 155 WRC+ over his last six games.
A Shane Bieber bounce-back is in order against a lineup he’s handled well. The Rangers own just a .193 average and a .483 OPS against him in 57 plate appearances.
Rangers vs Blue Jays SGP
- Ernie Clement Over 1.5 total bases
- Daulton Varsho Over 0.5 hits
- Shane Bieber Under 5.5 hits
Rangers vs Blue Jays home run pick: Kazuma Okamoto (ODDS)
Rocker has been hit hard and often, but has kept the ball in the yard lately with just three home runs allowed over his last five games, so I’ll make just a half-unit wager here.
However, Rocker’s inability to limit hard contact makes Kazuma Okamoto the best Jays candidate to go long today.
Okamoto hits the ball harder than any other Blue Jays in the lineup with a 50% hard hit rate, .479 slug rate, and a team-high 19 home runs this season, six of which have come off sinkers or sliders.
The Jays slugger also owns a .460 slug rate against those pitches with 11 XBH.
- Best bets: 39-40, +2.3 units
- SGPs: 14-65, -2.15 units
- HR picks: 15-65, +5.45 units
Rangers vs Blue Jays odds
- Moneyline: Texas +115 | Toronto -135
- Run line: Texas +1.5 (-170) | Toronto -1.5 (+145)
- Over/Under: Over 8.5 (-120) | Under 8.5 (+100)
Rangers vs Blue Jays trend
The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the game total Over in 12 of their last 19 home games (+4.40 Units / 21% ROI). Find more MLB betting trends for Rangers vs. Blue Jays.
How to watch Rangers vs Blue Jays and game info
| Location | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Date | Sunday, 6-28-2026 |
| First pitch | 1:37 p.m. ET |
| TV | RSN, SN |
| Rangers starting pitcher | Kumar Rocker (2-6, 4.14 ERA) |
| Blue Jays starting pitcher | Shane Bieber (0-0, 9.82 ERA) |
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