{"id":349330,"date":"2025-05-28T12:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=349330"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:27:06","slug":"blue-jays-picks-vs-rangers-may-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-picks-vs-rangers-may-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays vs. Rangers prop picks May 28: Fade slumping Anthony Santander in series finale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers face off in a series-deciding finale on Wednesday night in Arlington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> It hasn&#8217;t been the most exciting matchup, with only five runs scored in total across the first two games of the series. And things won&#8217;t get easier for Toronto&#8217;s offence tonight as it faces Texas right-hander Tyler Mahle, who&#8217;s having an excellent start to the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Blue Jays vs. Rangers prop picks on May 28, featuring Wyatt Langford and Anthony Santander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Jays picks vs. Rangers<\/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: Langford over 0.5 runs (-108)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto&#8217;s starter was recently announced as Paxton Schultz, a reliever who&#8217;s getting the first go in what appears to be a bullpen day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Langford&#8217;s been effective regardless of who he&#8217;s facing. Take a look at his stats since May 10:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He has reached base in 13 of 17 games with a .319 OBP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That&#8217;s led to a total of 12 runs scored during that time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Langford hit a solo home run in the first game of this series and then followed that up by going 1-for-3 yesterday and crossing home plate once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He isn&#8217;t necessarily hitting for a great average (.246), but his .462 slugging percentage and excellent 127 OPS+ paint a picture of a power hitter who&#8217;s breaking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, 10 of his 41 hits this season have been home runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 23-year-old typically bats second in the Rangers&#8217; lineup, so his power leads to plenty of scoring opportunities on the base paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Langford leads the Rangers with 24 runs scored this season. The next closest is Josh Smith with 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Santander under 0.5 hits (+125):<\/strong> Fading the Blue Jays&#8217; offence is an easy call right now, and Santander&#8217;s the leading culprit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s batting .185 on the season with a dreadful .589 OPS. And it&#8217;s not a case of bad luck, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at his advanced metrics, per Baseball Savant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2nd-percentile xBA (.202)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10th-percentile xSLG (.330)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17th-percentile barrel rate (4.7)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>22nd-percentile K rate (25.9)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To put it in simple terms, he&#8217;s not hitting the baseball much. When that&#8217;s the case, a fade at plus-money is always worth a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahle, meanwhile, righty ranks fifth in MLB with a 1.80 ERA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While he&#8217;s been the beneficiary of some ball luck (3.85 xERA), it&#8217;s hard to argue against his results over a 60-inning sample, which includes a pristine 1.03 WHIP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Santander is 0-for-7 in this series and has failed to record a hit in just under half of his games this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blue Jays vs. Rangers picks made at 10:20 a.m. ET on 05\/27\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers face off in a series-deciding finale on Wednesday night in Arlington. The pregame narrative: It hasn&#8217;t been the most exciting matchup, with only five runs scored in total across the first two games of the series. 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