Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Picks and Prediction for Wednesday May 6 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 05/06/2026, 01:30 AM ET

Blue Jays Preview

The Wednesday MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays from Tropicana Field. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Blue Jays (16-20) have dropped 12 of their first 18 road games and are 8.5 games out of first place in the AL East Division. Last night, Toronto 3B Kazuma Okamoto hit his 10th home run of the season during a 4-3 road loss against Tampa Bay.

Thirty-six year old southpaw Patrick Corbin (1-0 3.65 ERA) will head to the hill for the Blue Jays in this contest. Toronto has won Corbin’s previous three starts (15 IP) and he has allowed just five runs over that stretch.

Rays Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays are riding a five-game winning streak and trail AL East Division leading New York by one game. During Tuesday’s home victory, Tampa Bay rallied for two runs in the eighth inning on RBI singles from Yandy Diaz and Brendan Williamson. 1B Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Rays (23-12), who improved to 13-4 at home.

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash will give the nod to talented left-hander Shane McClanahan (3-2 3.10 ERA) on Wednesday. Last time out, McClanahan fired six shutout frames and fanned five batters during a 3-0 home victory versus San Francisco.

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Blue Jays vs Rays Pick

Toronto C Alejandro Kirk (thumb) has begun a throwing program and hopes to return to the lineup later this month. Through 36 games, Toronto ranks 20th in OPS and 25th in runs scored. For the season, Tampa Bay ranks 17th in OPS and 14th in runs scored. Take the Blue Jays to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Toronto Blue Jays win 4-3.