In the middle game of a three game series; the New York Yankees are on the road at the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. The Toronto Blue Jays won the first game of the series. The Blue Jays beat the Yankees 3-1. The win for Toronto moved them to 9-8 on the season. Despite being .500, Toronto is tied at the bottom of the American League East with Tampa and Boston.
For New York, they are now 12-5 on the season. New York has dropped back to back games, as they fell in extra innings on the road at Cleveland on Sunday. The Yankees sit at the top of the American League East standings.
The New York Yankees are -115 on the road at Toronto in this game.
Bats Went Quiet for Yankees
In the loss on Monday, the Yankees picked up just four hits in the game. The Yankees did not pick up an extra base hit in the loss, and Oswaldo Cabrera was the only Yankee to drive in a run. The Yankees as a team are hitting .252, which is 10th in all of Major League Baseball.The power supply for the Yankees is coming from Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton leads the team with four home runs, while the other two sluggers have three each. The Yankees see Soto with a team high 15 runs batted in, while Cabrera is second with 11.
The New York Yankees are slated to send lefthander Carlos Rodon to the mound. The 31 year old is making his fourth start of the season. He is 1-0 so far with an earned run average of 1.72 on the season. In his last start, Rodono allowed just four hits and two runs against the Miami Marlins.
Slow Start for Toronto’s Bats As Well
Toronto won the game, but their offense was not great either. The Blue Jays had just four hits in the game. The Blue Jays got two from their catcher, Alejandro Kirk. He picked up his first double of the season. Toronto saw Chris Bassitt toss 6.1 innings, allowing just 4 hits and a run in the win.
Toronto is scoring just 3.8 runs per game. The offense has gotten off to a slow start. The Blue Jays are averaging just 7.5 hits per game, and have hit just 14 home runs on the season. The top threats in the offense have been Vladimir Guerreo, with three home runs, along with George Springer and Dalton Varsho with 2 bombs.
For Toronto, they will send Yusei Kikuchi to the hill. The 32 year old from Japan is making his fourth start of the season as well. He is 0-1 on the season with a 2.30 earned run average. Kikuchi has struck out 20 batters over 15.2 innings.
Blue Jays Win Game Two
The Blue Jays offense is ready to attack. Toronto has been up and down to start the season, but we expect a nice burst of offense from the Blue Jays in this game. Our bet for this game is on the home team.
Toronto gets to the veteran Rodon, and they win a high scoring game. We will go with Toronto winning 11-7 over New York. Take the Blue Jays – over the New York Yankees on Tuesday!
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