For the fourth time this campaign, the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays will make acquaintances for a series. This time, it will take place at the Rogers Centre, north of the border in Ontario. The Bronx Bombers have taken six of these clubs’ previous nine meetings.
The Blue Jays (37-26) split their last slate, against Baltimore. On Thursday night, they were on the wrong side of a 10-2 final. They went 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position in that one. In the MLB standings, they reside 10 games behind the Yankees, in second place in the American League East.
New York (47-16) is on a tear. The Yankees have won seven consecutive clashes, including sweeps over the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay, who’s jockeying with Toronto for second place in the grouping.
New York has an even 100 home runs so far this season, and only Atlanta is in their vicinity. Every other team in the majors trails that total by at least 19 long balls. The New York Yankees also have the most RBIs in the AL and rank second in the walks category.
Right fielder Aaron Judge has a .310 batting average, the highest of any regular on the team. He also paces New York in homers (25), runs driven in (49), and on-base percentage (.386).
First baseman Anthony Rizzo has chipped in with 16 homers, while designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton has 13, and second baseman Gleyber Torres has a dozen.
Yankees at Blue Jays Odds
MLB odds tout the guests as the favorites here. New York is -1.5 on the run line at +134, while the Blue Jays are -162 to cover the spread.
On the moneyline, the Yankees are -124 and Toronto a +106 underdog. The total has been set at 9.5 runs, with the over being +100 and the under -122 at the time of this writing.
MLB betting trends demonstrate that the Blue Jays are adept hitters in their MLB matchups, as well. Toronto leads the AL with a .258 average at the dish. They have the second-most doubles in the Junior Circuit. They began the season at a torrid pace of slugging homers, but have cooled off a bit since.
First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 16 dingers and 39 RBIs, both of which are tops on the team. Catcher Alejandro Kirk paces the team with a .318 batting average, which is in a fairly elite company.
Center fielder George Springer has gotten on the basepaths enough to come across 39 times. Shortstop Bo Bichette has a team-high 69 knocks and has scored 35 times himself.
Matchup Information
Yankees at Blue Jays Betting Preview
Lefty Jordan Montgomery will take the hill for the visitors, sporting a 2-1 record and a respectable 2.70 ERA in a dozen starts this year.
The Yanks have ended up winning his last four starts, including a commanding 8-0 decision over the Chicago Cubs last Saturday. In that game, Montgomery turned in seven innings of work, permitting five hits and as many strikeouts. In his last 14 frames, he’s allowed only three runs.
Montgomery has thrown for New York for six seasons and has a career 1.23 WHIP.
Right-hander Ross Stripling will go for the Toronto Blue Jays. He has a 3.14 ERA and a 3-1 ledger so far. In 11 innings over his last two outings, he’s been lights-out. At Kansas City and Detroit, he only allowed two total knocks and no runs. Toronto has come out on the right side of this last six starts.
New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Picks and Predictions
The talent of those swinging the bats makes this one of the most interesting MLB picks today. It’ll come down to whoever’s pitching can hold the other team at bay, and Stripling has been the guy to perform that way.
If you’re planning on betting on baseball today, take the underdog Blue Jays to win outright and get this set off to a good start.
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