Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees 8/19/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/18/2022 at 10:38 PM ET
The Toronto Blue Jays play the second game of a four-game series on the road Friday against the New York Yankees. Toronto is 62-54 and avoided being swept by Baltimore by defeating the Orioles 6-1 on Wednesday in the final game of a three-game series and you can find out who else is playing on our MLB predictions. Ross Stripling threw a perfect game for Toronto through the first six innings. The Bluejays are tied for second in the American League East with Tampa Bay, 10 games behind the first place Yankees.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr is batting .307 to lead Toronto, while catcher Alejandro Kirk is the leader in on-base percentage and .380. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr is the leader in home runs with 25, RBIs with 72 and hits with 126. On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Kevin Gausman to the mound. The right-hander is 8-9 with a 3.16 ERA, 142 Ks and 21 BBs.
New York improved to 73-45 following its 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for New York, but the Yankees have struggled, losing six of the last eight and 11 of the last 13. New York is first in the AL East with a 10-game lead over both Tampa Bay and Toronto.
Right fielder Aaron Judge is batting .297 with 46 home runs, 101 RBIs, 127 hits and an on-base percentage of .396 to lead New York in each category. Anthony Rizzo is second in home runs with 28 and second in RBIs with the 68. On Friday, the New York Yankees will send Jameson Taillon to the mound. The right-hander is 11-3 with a 3.95 ERA, 108 Ks and 24 BBs.
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Toronto starter Kevin Gausman is coming off a poor outing after allowing five runs on nine hits across 4 ⅔ innings resulting in a 7-2 loss Sunday to Cleveland. Therefore, the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in four of the last five games played between Toronto and New York. The Yankees have seen the OVER cash in 11 of the last 15 played at home and Toronto has had the OVER cash in five of the last six played on the road. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win but our best play is OVER 6-4.
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