The red-hot Blue Jays host the streaking Yankees in a battle of AL East rivals. Is Toronto a smart bet against New York?
Zack Britton P , Joey Gallo LF , Domingo German P , Ben Rortvedt C , Stephen Ridings P .Teoscar Hernandez RF , Danny Jansen C , Ryan Borucki P , Cavan Biggio 2B , Nate Pearson P , Hyun-jin Ryu P , Tayler Saucedo P .The Under is 4-0 in the Yankees’ last four road games when facing a right-handed starter and is 8-2-2 in the Blue Jays’ last 12 games versus a team with a winning percentage above .600. Find moreThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Not shockingly, 23 of those home runs for the Bronx Bombers have been Yankee Stadium-aided and have hit just eight on the road. Montgomery has also pitched well of late and has a solid expected ERA of 3.03 but the Jays gave him some problems last season. In two starts against them, he allowed seven runs on 10 hits, including two dingers over 10 innings of work.
As noted with the home runs, the Yankees have been a much more potent offence at home than on the road, averaging 4.0 runs per game, while ranking 17th and 15th in batting average and OPS, respectively. It may only be May, but it feels like the Jays have played in a lot of postseason-type atmospheres already. Tonight should be no different, so we’ll lean towards the Under 8.5.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.It feels like Bo Bichette has had enough highs and lows for the entire season, and it’s only May 2. The Blue Jays shortstop has struggled at both the plate and in the field at times.
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