The Toronto Blue Jays (51-59) travel to face off against the New York Yankees (65-46) on Saturday, August 3rd. This game will be played at Yankee Stadium in New York and televised on SNET. The Blue Jays are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Yankees are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Blue Jays. First pitch is set for 12:05 CT.
Blue Jays vs. Yankees Betting Prediction
- Money Line Prediction: Yankees (-192)
- Over/Under Prediction: Over 9 Runs
- The Yankees have scored an average of 7.4 runs per game in their last 5 home games.
- The Yankees have a 6-4 record in their last 10 games, showing a positive trend in recent performance.
- The Yankees have a 27-24 record at home this season, indicating a solid home-field advantage.
- The Yankees have won 4 out of their last 5 games against the Blue Jays, including a recent 8-1 victory on June 30th.
- The Blue Jays have a 2-8 record in their last 10 games, indicating a struggling performance recently.
Blue Jays vs Yankees
Toronto rallied for four runs in the 9th inning in the most recent game of this Blue Jays vs Yankees series. The Blue Jays scored three runs in the 1st inning but didn’t score another run until putting up four in the top of the 9th, picking up an 8-5 win. Heading into the game, the Blue Jays were at +149 on the money line.
Kevin Gausman got the start for the Blue Jays, going just 4 2/3 innings while giving up four runs and striking out two. Brendon Little got the win out of the bullpen, and Chad Green got the save. Marcus Stroman had a rough outing for the Yankees, taking the loss after going 2 2/3 innings and giving up seven runs.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored three times for the Blue Jays while going 2/3 with an RBI. Spencer Horwitz and Joey Loperfido each had two hits and two RBIs. Brian Serven also had a two-hit game at the plate.
On the run line, the Blue Jays have a 34-22 record on the road and an overall run line record of 52-58. Their games have averaged 8 runs per game this season, resulting in a 60-47 O/U record. The O/U line for today’s game is 9 runs, which is slightly higher than their season average of 9.1 runs per game.
Toronto is 1-0 in their current series against the Yankees and has an overall series record of 12-16-6. The Blue Jays are 33-24 as favorites but 18-35 as underdogs, and their overall record is 51-59, placing them 5th in the AL East, 13.5 games behind the Orioles.
José BerrÃos Gets The Start For The Blue Jays
José BerrÃos will be looking to build off his last outing, where he faced the Rangers and picked up the win. In that July 28th start, he went seven innings and gave up just one earned run. Looking at his overall numbers, BerrÃos has made 22 starts, and his record for the season is 9-8. The right-hander has an ERA of 3.93 and a WHIP of 1.19. BerrÃos has turned in 13 quality starts this season and is averaging 6.68 strikeouts per nine innings. For the year, he has allowed 22 homers. BerrÃos’ ERA on the road is 5.81, compared to 3.27 at home.
Blue Jays Offense Breakdown
Blue Jays 1st baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been on a tear of late, hitting .531 over his last nine games with three homers and nine RBIs. Guerrero Jr. is also on a 15-game hitting streak. For the season, he is batting .314 with 21 homers and 71 RBIs. George Springer and Daulton Varsho are also tied for 2nd on the team with 13 homers, but Springer is batting just .229, and Varsho is hitting only .199.
Overall, the Blue Jays are 24th in the league in runs scored at 4.2 per game. They are also near the bottom of the league in home runs and have been a below-average slugging team so far this season. As a team, they are batting .240, which is 14th in the league.
On the run line, the Yankees are 36-24 on the road but just 23-28 at home. Overall, they are 59-52 against the run line. The over has hit in 61% of their home games, with their games averaging 9.3 runs per game this season.
New York is 65-46 overall and tied for the AL East lead with the Orioles. They are 20-23 in division matchups and trail the Blue Jays 0-1 in their current series. As favorites, the Yankees are 47-40 straight up and 38-22 on the road.
Carlos Rodón Gets The Start For The Yankees
Carlos Rodón gets the start for the Yankees today and comes into the game with a record of 11-7 and an ERA of 4.34. So far this season, he has made 22 starts, and opponents are batting .234 off the left-hander. Rodón has a WHIP of 1.22 and has turned in 12 quality starts. In his last outing, he went 6 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs, and got the win. Looking back over his last three outings, Rodón has given up two earned runs in each of his last two starts. The left-hander has been tagged for 23 home runs this season.
Yankees Offense Breakdown
Anthony Volpe has been on fire for the Yankees of late, as he has gone 9/22 in his last five games with two homers and four RBIs. Jazz Chisholm Jr. also has four homers in his last five games while batting .304. Juan Soto is also on a four-game hitting streak and comes into the game batting .309 with 27 homers.
As a team, the Yankees are 2nd in the league in scoring at 5.1 runs per game. They are an even better 5.6 runs per game on the road and have the league’s top home run total. The Yankees lead the league in on-base percentage and OPS, while also being near the top of the league in terms of isolated power.
Blue Jays vs Yankees Prediction
Our prediction for this Blue Jays vs. Yankees matchup is to take the over, with the line being set at 9 runs. We actually have the Yankees taking this one 6-4, and with the money line payout being -192, we see more value in taking the over.
Looking at the starting pitchers, our projections have Carlos Rodón finishing with six strikeouts compared to José BerrÃos with five. However, BerrÃos is projected to go for more innings than Rodón, with our projections having him going six compared to Rodón at 5.2.
Offensively, our projections have the Yankees finishing with eight hits and the Blue Jays with eight. However, the Yankees are projected to hit two home runs compared to the Blue Jays, who are projected to hit one.
For a potential payout of -114, we think the over is the best way to go in this one.
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Last updated:August 3, 2024 Blue Jays, Yankees