Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Free Pick and Betting Lines . The 61-46 New York Yankees play host to the 58-52 Toronto Blue Jays tonight in MLB action on the grass of Yankee Stadium, August 7, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Toronto +101/New York -111
O/U Total: 9
Pitching Matchup
R.A. Dickey (R) W/L 6-10 WHIP 1.24 ERA 4.06
Nathan Eovaldi (R) W/L 11-2 WHIP 1.49 ERA 4.30
Toronto defeated Minnesota 9-3 last night to complete a 4-game sweep. They are 8-1 in their last 9 games, all at home. New York disposed of Boston 2-1 on Thursday and is 2-1 on their homestand. They are 6-4 in their past 10 games.
The Blue Jays lead the season series 4-2 and have a 5-3 lead in the last 8 matchups with their AL East rivals.
Dickey earned his 3rd-straight win with a 5-2 victory over Kansas City in his last start. He allowed 0 runs over 7 innings and struck out 6. He has 13 Q starts on the season.
Eovaldi was a 13-6 winner at the White Sox in his last outing. He went 5.2 innings and surrendered 3 runs. He has 7 Q starts on the year and is unbeaten in his last 8 starts.
Only 6 Jays’ hitters have seen Eovaldi before. SS Troy Tulowitzki is 2-5 (.400) with 2 RBIs while C Russell Martin is 1-3 (.333). The 4 other hitters who have faced the right-hander are a combined 0-11.
Yankees OF Jacoby Ellsbury is 7-20 (.350) against Dickey with an RBI and 2 steals while DH Alex Rodriguez is 8-27 (.296) with a HR and 2 RBIs. 2B Stephen Drew is 6-21 (.286) with an RBI against the veteran right-hander while OF Garrett Jones is 6-19 (.316) with 2 RBIs. The 9 other hitters who have faced Dickey before are a combined 23-136 (.169) with 3 HRs, 11 RBIs and 3 SBs.
Toronto at New York Betting Trends
The Blue Jays are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
Toronto is 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games against the Yankees.
The game total has gone over in 4 of Toronto’s last 6 games on the road in New York.
The Yankees are 6-1 straight up in their last 7 home games.
New York is 17-7 straight up in their last 24 games overall.
Injury Report
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Maicer Izturis 2B 60-Day Disabled List
Michael Saunders 15-Day Disabled List
Marcus Stroman P 60-Day Disabled List
Devon Travis 2B 15-Day Disabled List
NEW YORK YANKEES
Dustin Ackley 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Diego Moreno P 15-Day Disabled List
Michael Pineda P 15-Day Disabled List
Sergio Santos P 60-Day Disabled List
Chase Whitley P 60-Day Disabled List
Mason Williams OF 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Betting (Moneyline)
Toronto: 56%
New York: 44%
Free MLB Pick
Both starting pitchers have strong batter versus pitcher numbers against their opponent’s active roster, but Eovaldi hasn’t faced half the starting lineup while the Yankees have 241 plate appearances against R.A Dickey. The Toronto knuckleballer hasn’t had his best stuff on the road this season with a 1-7 mark and 5.14 ERA but he’s ultra-sharp right now with an ERA of 0.77 in his last three overall and has recorded three Q starts in his last four road starts. New York starter Nathan Eovaldi has been successful at home with a 4-0 W/L record in nine starts and decent 3.66 ERA, but he’ll be facing on paper the best offense in baseball tonight and he is pitching off of extended rest. We’ll go with the road team here with the hot pitcher and the offense that can rarely be stopped.
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