The New York Yankees have dropped three of their last four games and look to get back on track when the Toronto Blue Jays pay a visit to Yankee Stadium. New York has won nine of the 13 matches with Toronto this year and opened as the -172 favorite in this contest with the Jays coming back at +147. The battle on the hill has Marcus Stroman facing Lance Lynn with the total Sportsbook at 9 runs.
- The total has gone UNDER in five of the Blue Jays’ last six games against the Yankees (avg. combined score: 7.0).
- The total has gone UNDER in five of the Blue Jays’ last seven games (avg. combined score: 6.86).
- The Yankees are 1-7 SU and 2-6 ATS in their last eight games vs divisional opponents.
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Lynn Aims to Continue Impressive Play with His New Club
The Yankees must be pleased with their non-waiver trade deadline acquisition in Lance Lynn (8-8, 4.46 ERA). The Indiana native has surrendered just one earned run over 16.2 innings since joining the Pinstripes at the end of July. The righty has also racked up 22 strikeouts over his three outings with the Yankees. Granted, his three starts have come against the lowly White Sox, Orioles and Rangers. That being said, Texas and Baltimore have shown signs of life recently, both ranking in the top 10 in MLB for runs scored over the last 30 days.
Lynn looks for better results against the Blue Jays than he had earlier this season. Toronto tagged the 31-year-old for six earned runs on seven hits over five innings in a 7-5 loss on April 30. Although it’s a small sample size, Lynn’s clubs are 0-2 SU when he makes the start against Canada’s lone team and he has a horrendous 7.20 ERA in those outings. The Jays’ Russell Martin is 8-for-20 lifetime vs Lynn, including two home runs and four RBIs.
Stroman has been Strong since coming off DL
Making a third straight start against an AL East squad is Blue Jays hurler Marcus Stroman (4-8, 5.03 ERA). The New York native has given up just one earned run over his last two starts, both at the Rogers Centre, including a tremendous outing against MLB’s best team, the Boston Red Sox. In that trip to the mound vs the BoSox, Stroman didn’t allow an earned run over seven innings, but the bullpen let him down as Toronto lost the game 10-7. Since coming off the DL on June 23, the righty has allowed two or fewer runs in seven of his 10 starts.
The numbers haven’t been pretty for the 27-year-old in his two starts against New York this season. The Jays are 1-1 SU in the two games, and Stroman sports a startling 8.71 ERA, but he has held the Bronx Bombers to a .200 batting average. Overall, the Jays are 9-6 SU in Stroman’s 15 career outings vs the Yanks and he holds a 3.87 ERA in those contests. However, at Yankee Stadium, Toronto is just 3-5 SU and his ERA is elevated to 5.84 ERA in eight trips to the mound there.
Is the UNDER the bet to make tonight?
With both pitchers trending in the right direction recently, Sportsbook has tonight’s total Sportsbook at 9 runs. Of the last 30 meetings between the Yankees and Jays, only 10 games have gone OVER 9 runs, including only three times in their 13 games this year. Additionally, the Yankees have gone UNDER in nine of their last 12 Friday games with an average combined score of 7.67. Lastly, Toronto has gone OVER 9 runs in seven of Stroman’s 17 starts this season.
