Yankees vs. Blue Jays Pick
Will the New York Yankees continue their winning ways when they open a three-game at the Toronto Blue Jays? First pitch is at 7:07PM EST.
Oddsmakers at sports book Bovada.lv have set the Yankees as a -164 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Blue Jays are a +144 underdog and the over-under is 9.
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Pitching for New York will be Masahiro Tanaka (12-11, 4.73 ERA), while Toronto will go with Marco Estrada (9-8, 4.84). Tanaka has a 1.26 WHIP with 173 strikeouts over 165 2/3 innings. He gave up two earned runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in a 13-5 home win over the Orioles his last start. Tanaka holds a 6.14 ERA in 77 2/3 road innings. Estrada has a 1.36 WHIP with 170 strikeouts over 176 2/3 innings. He surrendered two earned runs on three hits with four strikeouts and one walk over eight innings in a 7-2 win at the Twins his last start. Estrada has a 4.65 ERA in 69 2/3 home innings.
The Yankees have an 85-67 record and are 39-39 on the road, while the Blue Jays are 71-81 and 40-37 at home. Toronto has won six of the last 10 meetings and the over-under is 4-5-1.
New York swept the Twins at home in three games, winning Wednesday afternoon’s finale 11-3. Brett Gardner finished 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Aaron Judge hit his 45th home run of the season as he was 1-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs. Aaron Sanchez was 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs. Didi Gregorius went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer. Jacoby Ellsbury ended the game 3-for-4 with a double and two runs. Greg Bird was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI. Chasen Shreve picked up the win in relief. The Blue Jays lost their last two games in a three-game home series versus the Royals, dropping Wednesday;s finale 1-0. Darwin Barney was 1-for-1 with a walk, while Kendrys Morales had the only other hit. J.A. Happ gave up one earned run and struck out six over 6 2/3 innings to take the hard-luck loss.
While the Yankees are playing great baseball right now, Tanaka has had his fair share of struggles on the road. Meanwhile, Estrada has been outstanding as of late. We’re going to side with the underdogs here.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: TORONTO BLUE JAYS +144