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

For the Blue Jays, Todd Redmond gets the ball, charged with keeping the Yankees hitters off the base paths. He'll face Hiroki Kuroda, 11-11 on the year.



View NY Yankees vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the MLB moneyline for this matchup, Toronto sat as +106 underdogs earlier in the day at $BODOG-LINK$. The total was set at 8.5, according to $5DIMES-LINK$.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 10-ranked Blue Jays and the American League No. 11-rated Yankees in this matchup.

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How They Match Up:
At the plate, Toronto owns the No. 8 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.6 per game. By contrast, the Yankees are rated No. 13 in the same category at 8.2 per game.

Defensively, New York features the American League's No. 3-rated defense on the road, allowing 4 runs per game. Toronto, meanwhile, comes in at No. 4 in the American League at home, scoring 4.6 runs per game.

New York won its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Blue Jays on September 18. Bettors who backed the Yankees at -106 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Yankees grabbed a win last time out, defeating J.A. Happ and the Blue Jays 4-3 on Wednesday at Rogers Centre.




New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 2-4
After playing Toronto are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

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

A few Yankees at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees' last 8 games when playing Toronto
NY Yankees are 12-3 SU in their last 15 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


Next up:
NY Yankees home to San Francisco, Friday, September 20
Toronto at Boston, Friday, September 20