Blue Jays at Yankees 7/12/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Friday night MLB action, the Toronto Blue Jays will travel to the Bronx to open up a series against the New York Yankees. Toronto is 23 games below .500 overall and will be sellers at the trade deadline with their eyes on the future. Rookie third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flashed his tremendous potential in the Home Run Derby and will be a star for years to come.

Talented right-hander Aaron Sanchez (3-12 6.16 ERA) is trying to work his way through his most difficult season as a professional. Sanchez has lost eight straight starts and owns an ugly 1.75 WHIP.

The New York Yankees have survived several injuries to key players and are still managing to run away with the AL East Division. New York enters this series at 26 games above .500 overall and holds a 6.5 game lead over Tampa Bay. D.J. LeMahieu has been a hit-machine for the Yankees and leads the club with a .336 batting average.

Twenty-six year old righty Domingo German (10-2 3.67 ERA) will get the nod for the Yankees in this matchup. Through 76 innings, German has fanned 83 batters and sports an impressive 1.09 WHIP.