The Toronto Blue Jays (4-5) travel to face off against the New York Yankees (7-2) on Sunday, April 7th. This game will be played at Yankee Stadium in New York and televised on YES. The Yankees are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Blue Jays are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Blue Jays. First pitch is set for 1:35 ET.

Blue Jays vs Yankees

The Yankees and Blue Jays played a high-scoring game in the last matchup of this series, with the Yankees coming out on top by a score of 9-8. Despite being outhit 12-10, the Yankees hit three home runs and had just one double, while the Blue Jays had six doubles but only one home run.

Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge both had two RBIs for the Yankees, while each player went deep one time. Anthony Rizzo also homered for the Yankees, while Juan Soto went 2/3 with two RBIs. On the other side, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a home run for the Blue Jays.

Neither starter factored into the decision, as Kevin Gausman gave up five earned runs in just 1 1/3 innings of work for Toronto, while Clarke Schmidt went 4 1/3 innings and gave up two earned runs. Luke Weaver got the win out of the bullpen for the Yankees, and Clay Holmes picked up the save.

Bowden Francis Gets The Start For The Blue Jays

Bowden Francis and the Blue Jays are on the road to take on the Yankees. Francis is coming off a rough start against the Astros, where he took the loss and gave up 7 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. He also struck out 7 but did give up a home run.

Blue Jays Offense Breakdown

When it comes to player projections for the Blue Jays, our model is high on Bo Bichette’s chances of having a big game at the plate. Bichette has the 3rd highest total hits projection in the league today, and his home run projection is 17th best in the league. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is our top choice to go deep for the Blue Jays, as his home run projection is 12th best in the league. George Springer has the 2nd highest total hits projection on the team and the best odds to hit a home run for the Blue Jays.

Luis Gil Gets The Start For The Yankees

Luis Gil is making his second start of the season for the Yankees, and he will be at home vs. the Blue Jays. In his first start of the year, Gil went 4 2/3 innings and allowed just 1 earned run. He finished with 6 strikeouts.

Yankees Offense Breakdown

When looking at the Yankees’ player projections for today, we see that Gleyber Torres has the highest total hits projection on the team and the 8th highest in the league. Aaron Judge is 3rd on the team in total hits, but his home run projection is the best on the team and 2nd best in the league today. Juan Soto has the 2nd best chance to hit a home run on the team and 4th best in the league.

Blue Jays vs Yankees Prediction

There are a few different ways you could look to play this one, but we are going to stick with the Yankees to win and take them on the money line at -154. We do have this one being a close game, with our predicted final score being 6-5 in favor of the Yankees.

Another way you could look to play this one would be to take the over, as we have the line sitting at 8.5 runs and have these teams combining for 11 runs. However, we see more value in taking the Yankees to win and will be sticking with that.

All odds are courtesy of Action247 Sportsbook. Good luck!!

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