Yankees at Blue Jays 9/15/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/14/2019 at 8:48 PM ET
AL East Division rivals will clash on Sunday afternoon, when the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays finish their weekend series from Rogers Centre. On Saturday, Brett Gardner homered twice and drove in five runs to power New York to a 13-3 road triumph. SP James Paxton allowed one run over five innings to win his ninth straight start.
Twenty-six year old southpaw Jordan Montgomery (11-7 3.84 ERA) will make his first start of the season for the Yankees. Through 182 plus career innings, Montgomery has struck out 167 batters and owns a 1.25 WHIP.
The Toronto Blue Jays won the series opener on a walk-off blast from rookie Bo Bichette, but were unable to keep the momentum going yesterday. Six Toronto pitchers combined to give up 19 hits and walk six batters. Brandon Drury had two hits and scored twice for the Blue Jays, who lost for the 91st time.
Rookie right-hander T.J. Zeuch (0-0 5.40 ERA) will make his second career major league start for the Blue Jays. Through eight plus innings, Zeuch has walked five batters and allowed one home run.
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New York DH Edwin Encarnacion has been diagnosed with a mild left oblique strain and is listed as day-to-day. Through 150 games, New York ranks 3rd in OPS and 1st in runs scored. For the season, Toronto ranks 24th in OPS and 23rd in runs scored. Take the Yankees to win the rubber game. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 6-4.