New York will try to be nasty hosts on Monday when the Toronto Blue Jays pay a visit to Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees will rely on Philip Hughes to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Henderson Alvarez will be his counterpart for the Blue Jays. Philip Hughes is 9-7 this season, and Henderson Alvarez is 5-7.
View Toronto vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Yankees in this one will find them as -180 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 10 at its open earlier today.
Power Rankings:
The Yankees sit at No. 1 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Blue Jays sit at an American League No. 9 on the same chart.
How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features New York's American League No. 4-ranked scoring average of 4.9 runs per game, against a Blue Jays offense rated No. 3 and scoring 5 runs per game in the league. The Yankees have averaged 8.9 hits per game to date this season, more than the Blue Jays hitters have managed (8.7 per nine innings).
New York owns the American League's No. 5 defense, allowing 4.1 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Toronto's American League No. 12-rated defense.
Toronto won its last outing, a 3-0 result against the Indians on July 15. Bettors who backed the Blue Jays at -141 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Carlos Villanueva chucked 6 shutout innings at the Indians in their last game, striking out 8 in a 3-0 win against Cleveland in baseball action at Rogers Centre.
In their last action, New York was a 10-8 loser at home against the Angels. Bettors on Los Angeles at -110 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (18) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. New York looks to rebound from a loss to the Angels, who beat them 10-8 on Sunday behind a start from Jered Weaver at Yankee Stadium.
Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 8-2
After a win are 4-6
New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
A few Blue Jays at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Toronto is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
Next up:
Toronto at NY Yankees, Tuesday, July 17
