Yankees (6-6)
–170, o/u 9 ˝
at Blue Jays (6-6), 7 p.m. Eastern
by Ultimatecapper.com Staff
American League Eastern Division foes clash Tuesday night when the New York Yankees head north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays.
New York just lost two of three games at Minnesota over the weekend, while Toronto just lost two of three games to the White Sox in Chicago. Both teams had Monday off.
The two teams are tied for fourth place in the American League East, 2 ˝ games behind first-place Boston.
The Yankees are 3-6 on the road this season, 6-5 as favorites and 8-4 vs. the run line. New York is also 2-1 vs. left-handed starters, and all three of those games went over the posted totals.
The Blue Jays are 3-3 at home this season, 3-3 as underdogs, and 6-6 vs. the run line. Toronto is also 2-3 vs. left-handed starters, while the over/under has gone 3-2 in those games.
The Yankees won the season series with the Jays last year 12 games to six; the o/u went 8-10.
New York’s Tuesday starter Randy Johnson (2-1, 2.25 ERA) has yet to walk a batter this year in 20 innings pitched. The Yankees went 22-13 in games Johnson started last year; the o/u went 16-17.
Johnson started three games vs. Toronto in 2005, and got banged around a bit, allowing 10 earned runs and 25 baserunners (hits + walks) in 14 2/3 innings pitched.
Toronto’s Tuesday starter Gustavo Chacin (2-0, 4.63) has beaten both Boston and Minnesota this season. The Blue Jays went 19-15 in Chacin’s starts last season, while the o/u went 19-13.
Chacin made four starts vs. the Yankees in ’05, allowing 14 ER and 41 BR in 23 2/3 IP.
The New York offense, as expected, has been tough to stop this season. The Yanks are hitting .301 as a team and rank second in the majors with 80 runs scored. New York hitters have banged out 19 home runs and own a run-fueling 54/66 bases on balls-to-strikeout ratio. The Yankees are also averaging 10.7 runs in games started by left-handed opposing pitchers.
Toronto leads the majors with a .321 team batting average, and owns a 33/53 BB/K ratio. The Blue Jays are averaging 6.0 RPG, but 5.2 vs. left-handed opposing pitchers.
The NY bullpen has given up seven ER and 27 BR in its last 16 IP. Some of that came when closer Mariano Rivera blew the save and lost the game vs. the Twins on Saturday.
The Toronto pen has allowed eight ER and 23 BR in its last 17 IP.
Games played at the Rogers Centre this season are averaging 11.8 runs per. Last season, Toronto home games averaged 9.3 runs, and in 2004 they averaged 10.2 runs.
The over is a combined 16-7 in Yankees and Blue Jays games this season.
The Ultimatecapper Pick: We like the UNDER here.
