Orioles vs Blue Jays Prediction, September 13, 2026 | Blue Jays moneyline
Trevor Rogers vs Dylan Cease at Rogers Centre
Published September 13, 2026 · MLB Prediction Data Lab
The moneyline on Blue Jays at -146 is a run-prevention bet first. Trevor Rogers projects 4.16 earned runs allowed across a 5.62-inning start plus relief; Dylan Cease projects 2.91. The side that prevents more does not have to outslug anyone.
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The listed matchup
Baltimore Orioles (72–77) at Toronto Blue Jays (74–75), Rogers Centre, Toronto. Trevor Rogers, a left-hander, is listed for the visitors. Dylan Cease, a right-hander, is listed for the home club. Void the play if either listed starter is scratched. First-pitch weather listed 72°F, Roof Closed, wind 0 mph, None.
| Side | Listed starter | Record | Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orioles | Trevor Rogers | 72–77 | Rogers Centre |
| Blue Jays | Dylan Cease | 74–75 | Retractable, artificial turf |
The two starters, measured per batter faced
Rate statistics expressed per nine innings reward pitchers who work deep. Expressing them as a share of batters faced removes that distortion. Trevor Rogers has faced 629 hitters. Dylan Cease has faced 644.
| Starter | BF | K% | BB% | K−BB | K/BB | Pitches/BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Rogers | 629 | 21.9 | 5.9 | 16.1 | 3.73 | 3.88 |
| Dylan Cease | 644 | 35.2 | 10.4 | 24.8 | 3.39 | 4.23 |
| Starter | W-L | ERA | IP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Opp AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Rogers (L) | 10-9 | 4.15 | 151.2 | 1.21 | 8.19 | 2.20 | 0.95 | .252 |
| Dylan Cease (R) | 10-5 | 2.40 | 161.1 | 1.04 | 12.66 | 3.74 | 0.61 | .177 |
Trevor Rogers sits at a 4.15 ERA with a 1.21 WHIP and 37 walks in 151.2 innings. Dylan Cease sits at a 2.40 ERA with a 1.04 WHIP and 67 walks in 161.1 innings. Walks stabilize faster than earned runs, so the walk column is the more trustworthy August reading.
Direction inside the season
Season aggregates hide the last month. These are the prior starts, excluding today's outing so the table does not leak a result into a published prediction.
| Trevor Rogers — last starts | IP | ER | K | BB | H | HR | Pitches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-16 | 6.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 98 |
| 2026-08-21 | 7.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 103 |
| 2026-08-27 | 5.0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 86 |
| 2026-09-02 | 6.2 | 2 | 11 | — | 6 | — | 94 |
| 2026-09-07 | 7.1 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 104 |
| Dylan Cease — last starts | IP | ER | K | BB | H | HR | Pitches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-16 | 6.1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 104 |
| 2026-08-22 | 6.2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | 111 |
| 2026-08-28 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 92 |
| 2026-09-02 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 83 |
| 2026-09-07 | 5.0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 94 |
The run environment, before the starters
Orioles have scored 671 runs in 149 games (4.50 per game) with a .710 OPS. Blue Jays have scored 600 in 149 (4.03) with a .695 OPS. The pitching staffs have allowed 4.69 and 4.28 runs per game.
| Club | Record | R/G | OPS | Staff ERA | Staff WHIP | RA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orioles | 72–77 | 4.50 | .710 | 4.17 | 1.35 | 4.69 |
| Blue Jays | 74–75 | 4.03 | .695 | 3.92 | 1.29 | 4.28 |
Reassembling the buckets
Trevor Rogers averages 5.62 innings per start. Dylan Cease averages 5.98. Weight each starter's own earned run average across that length, then hand the remainder of the nine innings to his club's season staff rate. That is a conservative relief proxy — it mixes rotation and bullpen — and it is stated as a limitation, not hidden.
| Side | Starter IP | Starter ERA | Relief IP | Staff ERA | Projected ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orioles (Trevor Rogers) | 5.62 | 4.15 | 3.38 | 4.17 | 4.16 |
| Blue Jays (Dylan Cease) | 5.98 | 2.40 | 3.02 | 3.92 | 2.91 |
| Combined | 7.07 |
A combined 7.07 projected earned runs. Unearned runs are ignored. Neither starter hits his average length every night. The opposing lineups are not in the formula; they sit in the table above.
The park
Rogers Centre is listed at 328 feet to left, 375 feet to left center, 404 feet to center, 375 feet to right center, 328 feet to right, on artificial turf, retractable at 270 feet above sea level with a listed capacity of 39,150. Park dimensions do not decide a total by themselves. They decide whether a walk plus a ball in the air becomes two runs or a long out.
Where this reading is weakest
Moneyline edges this thin die when the length assumption fails. If the better starter is out in the fourth, the staff rate takes over and the partition no longer applies.
What would falsify it
A short outing from the starter on the backed side, or a crooked inning against the relief bucket that the partition treats as average, is the miss. The model is only as good as the length assumption of 5.62 and 5.98 innings.
The position
Toronto Blue Jays ML at -146, 1 units. A price of -146 implies a 59.3% break-even. Grade it against this published number. If a listed starter is scratched, the play is void.
- Toronto Blue Jays ML -146 · 1u
Who is on the mound?
Trevor Rogers for Orioles. Dylan Cease for Blue Jays. Those names come from the MLB probable-pitcher feed, not from a guessed rotation.
Why use batters-faced rates instead of ERA?
Earned run average is a counting result. Strikeout and walk rates as a share of batters faced describe the process that produced it, and they stabilize on a smaller sample. Trevor Rogers at 16.1 points of K−BB separation versus Dylan Cease at 24.8 is the comparison ERA hides.
How is the pick graded?
Against the published price, on the public record. Pending is not a win. Today's full card lives at a stable URL: mlb-picks.html.
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