Yankees at Jays 9/14/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/13/2019 at 11:36 PM ET

In Saturday afternoon MLB action, the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays will square off from Rogers Centre. Last night, New York scored all five runs during the fifth inning of a 6-5 road loss in 12 innings. Gio Urshela drove in a pair of runs with a single for the Yankees, who are 45 games above .500 overall.

Thirty-year old southpaw James Paxton (13-6 3.96 ERA) will take the mound for the Yankees in this matchup. Paxton has won eight straight starts and he has allowed just 14 runs total over that stretch.

The Toronto Blue Jays have lost 43 of their 73 home games and will challenge in the AL East Division for years to come. On Friday, rookie Bo Bichette sent the Toronto fans home happy with a walk-off home run. Randall Grichuk added his 26th home run for the Blue Jays, who won for the 58th time.

The Blue Jays will counter with rookie right-hander Jacob Waguespack (4-4 4.55 ERA) on Saturday. Toronto has lost each of Waguespack’s last four appearances and he has given up 11 runs over his last 18 plus innings.

New York OF Giancarlo Stanton (knee) could be activated at some point during next week’s homestand. Through 149 games, New York ranks 2nd in OPS and 1st in runs scored. For the season, Toronto ranks 24th in OPS and 23rd in runs scored. Take the Yankees to shut down the Blue Jays behind another strong effort for Paxton. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 7-2.

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