The Yankees get a visit from the Toronto Blue Jays in baseball action on Saturday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

The Yankees will rely on Bartolo Colon to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Ricky Romero will be his counterpart for the Blue Jays. Bartolo Colon is 8-8 this season, and Ricky Romero is 13-9.



View Toronto vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Yankees at No. 1 in the American League and the Blue Jays at No. 8 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between New York and its American League No. 1-rated batting order, averaging 5.4 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 4 lineup of the Blue Jays at 4.7 runs per outing.

Toronto brings the American League's No. 11-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Yankees' league No. 3-ranked defense.

Last time out for Toronto, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -165 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Toronto looks to rebound from a loss to the Yankees, who beat them 3-2 on Friday behind a start from Ivan Nova at Yankee Stadium.




Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Toronto are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

A few Blue Jays at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games at home


Next up:
Toronto at NY Yankees, Sunday, September 4