New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction 9-19-23 MLB Picks

The Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees meet Tuesday in MLB action from Yankee Stadium. Toronto played the Red Sox over the weekend, winning all three games in a sweep. As for the Yankees, they’re coming off two wins in three games versus the Pirates in their last series. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place. 

Toronto Blue Jays 

The Blue Jays did very well against the Red Sox over the weekend, bagging a 3-0 shutout in the opener on Friday. Toronto followed that up with a 4-3 win in game two and a 3-2 victory in the finale. In Sunday’s game, the Blue Jays got an RBI from Matt Chapman (two hits), Kevin Kiermaier and Daulton Varsho (home run). 

In the starter role for the Tuesday opener, the Blue Jays are going with Yusei Kikuchi. This year Kikuchi is 9-6 with a 3.81 ERA and 163 Ks in 153.2 innings. Kikuchi is 0-3 with a 4.23 ERA over his last seven starts. 

Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts

The Blue Jays have won seven of their last eight games as road underdogs.
The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last 10 games as road underdogs.
The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Blue Jays' last five road games against American League opponents.
The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last six games as road underdogs.
The Blue Jays have led after 5 innings in four of their last six games as road underdogs.

New York Yankees 

Over on the New York side, they did pretty well versus the Pirates this week but certainly missed an opportunity in the finale. New York win 7-5 in the opener and 6-3 in game two, but fell short on Sunday with a 3-2 loss. Anthony Volpe got a solo homer in the finale, and DJ LeMahieu added the other RBI. 

It’ll be Clarke Schmidt in the starter role for the Yankees on Tuesday. This year in 30 games (29 starts) Schmidt is 9-8 with a 4.56 ERA and 142 Ks in 146.0 innings. Schmidt has gone 2-2 with a 5.20 ERA in his last seven starts. 

New York Yankees Team Facts

The underdogs have won each of the last four games between the Blue Jays and Yankees.
The Yankees have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven home games against teams that held a winning record.
The Yankees have lost the first inning in each of their last three games as favorites against American League opponents.
The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Yankees' last six night games against American League opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The New York Yankees rank 30th in the league for doubles this season (196).
The New York Yankees rank 29th in the league for hits this season (1111).
The Toronto Blue Jays rank 2nd in the league for ERA this season (3.74).
The Toronto Blue Jays rank 3rd in the league for strikeouts this season (1403).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’ll probably go with the Blue Jays here. Kikuchi is coming off a rough start however, and he’ll need to bounce back. On September 13 Kikuchi put up six earned on five hits with two walks in 5.0 innings versus Texas. Prior to that however, he had just three earned in 9.2 innings. Kikuchi is 0-3 in his last seven outings though, so it’s been a while since he’s recorded a W. As for Schmidt, he’s been okay lately with nine earned in 16.1 innings over his last three starts. This should be a pretty fun starter matchup, but if Kikuchi can get some scoreboard support I think he’ll keep the Yankees bats at bay.