A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting Toronto duelling New York on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.

For the Yankees, David Phelps gets the ball, charged with keeping the Blue Jays hitters off the base paths. He'll face Ricky Romero, 8-14 on the year.



View Toronto vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
New York opened as -240 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 9.5.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 1-ranked Yankees and the American League No. 12-rated Blue Jays in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits New York's No. 2-rated American League offense, averaging 4.8 runs per game, against a Blue Jays defense that ranks No. 11 in the American League at 4.8 in runs allowed per game. The Yankees have averaged 8.8 hits per game so far, more than Blue Jays batters have averaged on the year (8.2 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 4-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Blue Jays own the American League's No. 11 mark in runs allowed.

A few Blue Jays at Yankees trends to consider:
Toronto4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 7-14-1 SU in its last 22 games ,on the road
Toronto is 3-6-1 SU in their last 10 games ,when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,
NY Yankees9-2-1 SU in their last 12 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Yankees4-1-1 SU in their last 6 games
NY Yankees are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing Toronto


Next up:
Toronto at NY Yankees, Thursday, September 20