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

Toronto puts its faith in starter Ricky Romero to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 8-5. Getting the ball for the Yankees is Hiroki Kuroda, who owns a 8-7 record on the season with a 3.67 ERA.



View Toronto vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Yankees were listed as -185 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 10 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Yankees, most recently No. 1 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Blue Jays, who rate an American League No. 9 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and New York has the American League's No. 4-rated offensive output, at 8.9 hits per game. The Blue Jays average 8.6 hits per game, good for No. 10 on the American League list.

New York owns the American League's No. 3 defense, allowing 4.1 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Toronto's American League No. 11-rated defense.

Last time out for Toronto, they were a 6-1 loser as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -240 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Toronto suffered a 6-1 loss against New York on Tuesday, as Brett Cecil wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Yankee Stadium.




Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 3-7
After playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Oakland are 6-4
After playing Toronto are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

A few Blue Jays at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing Toronto
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games


Next up:
Toronto at Boston, Friday, July 20
NY Yankees at Oakland, Thursday, July 19