Blue Jays vs Yankees Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 6 (9/6): MLB

Blue Jays vs Yankees Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 6 (9/6): MLB

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Odds
Time 1:05 p.m. EST
Blue Jays money line +116
Blue Jays run line +1.5 (-167)
Yankees money line -135
Yankees run line -1.5 (+138)
Over / under 9.5 (-114)

 

Key stats
  Blue Jays Yankees
Record 73-62 78-58
Road / home record 34-33 40-27
Last 10 record 7-3 4-6
Streak W4 L2
Over / under record 61-71-3 58-75-3
Runs / game 5.05 4.35
Runs allowed / game 4.16 3.96

 

Preview

The Toronto Blue Jays head to New York to play the Yankees in the first of a four game series Monday afternoon.  Both of these teams are chasing a Wild Card spot, with the Rays firmly in the AL East lead.  The Blue Jays swept the three game series against Oakland.  They've won 4 straight and 7 of their last 8.  The Yankees dropped 2 of 3 against the lowly Orioles, and have now lost 6 of their last 8.

The Blue Jays bats were scorching in their last series, scoring 29 runs in 3 games.  They've averaged 5.6 runs per game over their last 10 games.

The Yankees scored 14 runs in the 3 game series against the Orioles, and 15 runs in the pervious 3 game series against the Angels.

Pitching matchup

Blue Jays

Hyun Jin Ryu (12-8, 3.92 ERA) makes his 27th start this season for the Blue Jays.  He's coming off an incredible 2018-2020, with ERAs sub-2.70.  His last 6 starts have been rougher than usual, going a combined 33.1 innings, giving up 23 earned runs on 35 hits and 8 walks.  He's seen the Yankees three times this season, going a combined 18.0 innings, giving up 5 earned runs on 13 hits and 6 walks, with 15 strikeouts.  Yankees batters have gone 32 for 142 (.225 AVG) aginst Ryu, with only 6 home runs.

Yankees

Jameson Taillon (8-5, 4.44 ERA) also makes his 27th start this season.  In his previous 4 seasons, he's been a 3.20-4.50 ERA pitcher.  He's also had two rough outings in his last 2 games, going a combined 8.1 innings, giving up 11 earned runs on 9 hits and 5 walks.  His only start against the Blue Jays came in April, where he went 3.2 innings, giving up 5 earned runs on 8 hits and 1 walk, striking out 3.  Blue Jays batters have gone 13 for 43 (.302 AVG) against Taillon, with 2 home runs. 

Prediction

Both teams are playing for a Wild Card spot, and both offenses showed up in their last series.  The Blue Jays have been incredibly hot and won 7 of their last 8 and 4 straight.  Ryu has had a rough time of it on the mound recently, but has pitched well against the Yankees this season.  Jameson Taillon is not as good of an overall pitcher, and got beaten up by the Blue Jays back in April.  We see the Blue Jays as taking the first game of the series in a high scoring game.

PICK: Blue Jays money line (+116)

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