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Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees: Can the Yankees keep the winning streak alive?
The Toronto Blue Jays are visiting the New York Yankees today at Yankees Stadium.
Can the Blue Jays save the season?
The Toronto Blue Jays are at the bottom of the AL East with a 50-59 record, including 24-31 on the road. They are coming off a 10-4 loss to the Orioles which was them losing that series by three games to one. The Blue Jays have a 4.46 ERA, a .250 batting average, a .321 on-base percentage, and 1.33 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the team with 130 hits, 622 runs, and 21 home runs.
The Yankees are close to getting back on top of the division
The New York Yankees are second in the AL East with a 65-45 record, including 27-23 at home. The Yankees have won the last five games and are coming off a sweep against one of the best teams in the league, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees have a 3.71 ERA, a .227 batting average, a .307 on-base percentage, and 1.23 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Aaron Judge leads the team with 122 hits, 84 runs, and 39 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games overall, 5-13 SU in their last 18 games played in August and 9-4 SU in their last 13 games played on Friday. New York has gone over the total run line in their last 7 games overall, in their last 6 games against Toronto, in 4 of their last 5 home games and in their last 6 games played against teams from the AL. The Blue Jays are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the AL East and 1-7 SU in their last 8 games played on Friday. Toronto has played over the total run line in 8 of their last 9 games overall, in 10 of their last 12 games on the road and in 13 of their last 15 games against teams from the AL East.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Yankees play their best baseball of the season and have come close to the Orioles, who stand on top of the AL East. The Yankees are coming back home after winning two straight in Boston and three straight in Philadelphia. They will start Marcus Stroman, who is 7-5 for the season with a 3.64 ERA, 83 K, 113.2 IP, and 1.35 WHIP. The Blue Jays have split the last ten games, which is quite good considering how poor of a season they have had. Kevin Gausman will be Toronto’s starting pitcher today. He is 9-8 for the season with a 4.44 ERA, 117K, 119.2 IP, and 1.26 WHIP. Gausman is pretty solid, but the Yankees are unstoppable at the moment and will win today.
