{"id":348969,"date":"2025-05-26T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=348969"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:58:01","slug":"blue-jays-picks-vs-rangers-may-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-picks-vs-rangers-may-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays vs. Rangers prop picks May 26: Look for deGrom, Gausman to thrive in pitchers&#8217; duel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a game with the lowest over\/under on the Memorial Day slate, the Toronto Blue Jays face Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> It&#8217;ll be difficult to overtake Tarik Skubal in the AL Cy Young race, but deGrom (4-1, 2.33 ERA) is one of the aces who&#8217;s expected to try. He has a 1.45 ERA and a .182 opponent batting average in his past five starts, and the Rangers are 4-1 in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Blue Jays vs. Rangers prop picks on May 26, featuring deGrom, Kevin Gausman and George Springer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Jays picks vs. Rays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/baseball\/competitions\/10065\"><strong>Full MLB betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report\"><strong>MLB injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging\"><strong>MLB player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/standings\/division\"><strong>MLB standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Springer under 0.5 hits (+115)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talks of a renaissance season for Springer <em>might<\/em> have been a tad premature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 35-year-old outfielder, who&#8217;s seeking his first all-star nod since 2022, posted a .960 OPS in 32 games through May 6. But since then, he&#8217;s been slumping hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>7-for-56 (.125 BA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.490 OPS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17 Ks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hitless in 10 of 15 starts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Staring down a matchup against deGrom, Springer looks like a prime fade candidate at this price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>deGrom has held right-hitting opponents to a .170\/.217\/.200 slash line so far through 10 starts. And his .217 xBA ranks in the 81st percentile, per Baseball Savant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-time Cy Young winner is essentially a two-pitch pitcher against righty hitters, pumping upper-90s fastballs and spinning sliders with excellent run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Springer is just 4-for-30 (.133) with 13 Ks against sliders this year, so that should be an effective out pitch for deGrom, as it often is anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a guy trying to break out of a growing slump, Springer hasn&#8217;t lucked out matchup-wise today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Springer is hitless in seven of his past eight starts, batting 2-for-29 (.069) in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gausman over 5.5 Ks (+105):<\/strong> Gausman had 14 Ks in two starts against the Rangers last season, cashing this bet both times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His 8.5 K\/9 this year is well below what we saw a couple of seasons ago, but he&#8217;s been reliable against this number in recent outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6+ Ks in 6 of his past 8 starts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9.8 K\/9 in that span<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gausman has a 31.2% K rate against the current Rangers lineup in 103 at-bats. Also, Texas has the fourth-highest K rate in the majors over the past two weeks (24.1%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gausman has worked into the sixth inning or later in nine of 10 starts. If he does that again, I really like his chances of hitting this mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>deGrom over 6.5 Ks (-112):<\/strong> Let&#8217;s just buy in on both sides of the pitching matchup, shall we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>deGrom has 26 Ks in his past three outings and is 4-1 vs. this prop in his past five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He ranks in the 81st percentile or better in K rate, walk rate, chase rate and whiff rate. The limited walks are a good sign for his pitch count, while the other metrics speak to the nastiness of his arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming off a season-high 103 pitches, it&#8217;s nice to see that the Rangers are willing to give deGrom a long leash when he&#8217;s on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blue Jays vs. Rangers picks made at 11:50 a.m. ET on 05\/26\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a game with the lowest over\/under on the Memorial Day slate, the Toronto Blue Jays face Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers. The pregame narrative: It&#8217;ll be difficult to overtake Tarik Skubal in the AL Cy Young race, but deGrom (4-1, 2.33 ERA) is one of the aces who&#8217;s expected to try. 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