NY Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction 8-2-24 MLB Picks

The Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees square off Friday in MLB action from Yankee Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this Game. Here’s a NY Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Toronto Blue Jays will send out Kevin Gausman for the start here and Gausman is 9-8 with a 4.44 ERA and 117 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Yankees, Gausman is 1-2 with a 4.94 ERA and 28 strikeouts. Marcus Stroman will get the start for the Yankees and is 7-5 with a 3.64 ERA and 83 strikeouts this season. In his career, Stroman is 0-0 with a 2.61 ERA and 12 strikeouts against Toronto.

Toronto Blue Jays Recap

The Toronto Blue Jays will try to start this series on the right foot after falling flat against the Baltimore Orioles, losing the three-Game set to the O’s after a 10-4 loss in Wednesday’s series finale. The loss in the set meant the Blue Jays would be unable to build on their series sweep of the Rangers from this past weekend.

Blue Jays Trying To Play Spoiler

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 130 hits including 26 doubles, 21 home runs and 70 RBIs along with a .311 batting average and a .382 OBP. Daulton Varsho’s chipped in 13 home runs and 46 RBIs in addition to 16 doubles. Davis Schneider has 17 doubles while George Springer has a team-high 13 stolen bases. Varsho also has a team-high 100 strikeouts and 9 stolen bases as well this season. Bo Bichette also has 16 doubles this season.

Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win

• The Yankees have lost each of their last six games as home favorites following a win.
• The underdogs have won seven of the Yankees’ last eight games.
• The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home games following a win.
• The Blue Jays have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games at Yankee Stadium against teams that held a winning record.

New York Yankees Recap

The New York Yankees come into this one looking to keep their momentum going after winning five straight coming into this one thanks to a sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies thanks to a 6-5 win in Wednesday’s series finale. The sweep of the NL East leaders followed their series win over the rival Red Sox last weekend.

Yankees Looking To Reclaim AL East Lead

Juan Soto has 121 hits along with 22 doubles and 27 home runs with 77 RBIs to go along with a .309 batting average and .436 OBP. Aaron Judge has a team-high 39 home runs and 99 RBIs of his own along with a team-leading 25 doubles while also posting 119 strikeouts so far this season. Anthony Volpe’s added 116 hits with 9 home runs, 7 triples, 39 RBIs and a team-high 19 stolen bases as well this season. Alex Verdugo has 24 doubles and 49 RBIs and Giancarlo Stanton also has 18 home runs, 45 RBIs and 90 strikeouts this season.

Why the New York Yankees will win

• The Yankees have won each of their last five games.
• The Blue Jays have lost each of their last seven Friday games against teams that held a winning record.
• The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last five games.
• The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games against AL East opponents.

NY Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction

I’m on the Yankees here. Normally Kevin Gausman’s done his best work on the road this season, but more often than not this season he’s been hit hard by the Yankees and he’s just not a pitcher I’m going out of my way to back, especially with the state of the Blue Jays’ bullpen after the trade deadline. New York’s caught fire offensively, and I think that they tee off on Toronto here. Give me the Yankees.