Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees 4/22/2023 Picks

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22 April 2023

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The Toronto Blue Jays will go against the New York Yankees in MLB action in Yankee Stadium, NY, on Friday, April 21, 2023, at 1:05 PM ET.

The Houston Astros (9-10 SU, 2nd in AL West) defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on the road on Wednesday, making it three losses in a row for the Blue Jays.

In seven scoreless innings, Toronto’s starting pitcher Luis Garcia struck out nine batters.

Up until the bottom of the eighth inning, when the Astros erupted for 6 runs, including a three-run home run by shortstop Jeremy Pena, the match was close.

Toronto’s Jose Berrios started the game and went seven innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits. For the Jays in the defeat, second baseman Whit Merrifield went 2 for 3 with an RBI.

For his fifth start of the year, the Blue Jays will have RHP Alek Manoah (1-1, 6.98 ERA) on the mound.

Manoah has a good track record against the Yankees, finishing 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA in six starts. At Yankee Stadium, he has a career of 1.52 ERA and .97 WHIP.

The Toronto Blue Jays are 11-5 SU in their previous 16 meetings.
Toronto is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games with the NY Yankees.
The Blue Jays are 7-3 SU in their last 10 matches on the road.

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Four of New York’s last five matches ended in victories, including a 9-3 triumph on Thursday over the Los Angeles Angels (9-10 SU, second in the AL West).

Nestor Cortes, the Yankees’ starting pitcher, earned the victory by pitching six innings, giving up 3 earned runs on four hits while fanning seven batters for Los Angeles.

Young second baseman Oswald Peraza and first baseman Anthony Rizzo each contributed two RBIs and two runs scored for the winning Yankees team.

Patrick Sandoval, the Angels’ starting pitcher, pitched only four innings while walking 6 New York hitters and surrendering 5 earned runs.

Right-hander Gerrit Cole, 32, of the Yankees will take the mound in response (4-0, 0.95 ERA). Since the 2014 season, Cole made 12 career starts against Toronto, going 6-2 with a 3.75 ERA.

When he previously faced them in September, he went 6.1 innings, earned the victory, and gave up three runs—three earned—on three hits.

In games against the Jays at Yankee Stadium, he is 2-2 with a 4.19 ERA. Although they were only 5-5 at Yankee Stadium, New York won 11 of the 19 games they played against Toronto last season.

The total remained UNDER in 6 of the NY Yankees’ last 7 matches.
The NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 matches.
The total went UNDER in 6 of the NY Yankees’ last 7 contests with Toronto.

Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees. The MLB pick for this game is the Toronto Blue Jays. Manoah made four starts at Yankee Stadium and has a 2-0 record, 1.52 ERA, and .97 WHIP.

In 23.2 innings pitched there, he only surrendered 12 hits while fanning 25 Yankee hitters.

In his previous start in New York from the previous season, he had great success pitching six innings while allowing just one earned run on four hits.

At Yankee Stadium earlier in the season, he also went six innings without allowing a run and earned the victory. Although Cole was outstanding so far this year, he previously struggled at home against the Jays.

He has a 4.19 ERA and a 2-2 record at Yankee Stadium. In their 10 home matches against the Jays in 2022, the Yankees could only manage a split, winning five and losing five.

During their previous series with them, they only had one victory in four attempts and were defeated 4-0 in one of those contests. The Toronto Blue Jays will win to a predicted score of 5-4.

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