MLB Preview: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 7:07 PM ET, Sunday, September 20, 2015
Where: Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario
Televised: ESPN
Odds: The Blue Jays opened as favorites of -181 and it has been bet down to -165. The OU Line is holding steady at 9.
The Yankees are running out of chances at catching the Blue Jays for first place in the AL East, But they did close the gap a little with last night’s 6-4 win in 10 innings. Last week the Yanks lost 3 of 4 at home vs the Jays and game 1 of this series, but after last night’s win they are now just 2.5 games behind the Jays.
Tonight the Yanks will look to Ivan Nova to get them a big win. Nova spent most of the first part of the season on the DL and he hasn’t pitched good at all since coming off it as he has 6-8 record with a 5.11 ERA on the season. He has pitched a bit better on the road, posting a 3-3 record and a 3.75 ERA. Ivan is 2-2 with a 4.80 ERA in 6 games (5 starts) in this park in his career.
The Toronto Blue Jays made all the right moves this year and are now closing in on clinching the AL East. They have a current 2.5 game lead over the Yanks in the AL East and a 5.5 game lead in the wildcard race. The Jays have been an excellent home team this year and just look like they are getting ready for the playoffs. They clearly have the best offense in the league and their pitching was upgraded with the addition of David Price.
Now they get back Marcus Stroman, who may one day be the Ace of this staff. So far this year he has made just 2 starts and he is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA in those starts. Marcus has made 4 starts in his career vs the Yanks and is 3-1 with a 3.18 ERA in those starts.
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[920] New York/ Toronto Under 9
Let’s look for this one to be rather low scoring. Marcus Stroman is a heck of a pitcher and he has looked good in his two starts this year so far. He also has pitched well in his career vs the Yanks, posting a 3.18 ERA in 4 starts. Ivan Nova is anything but special this year, but he has pitched much better on the road, where he has a 3.75 ERA compared to at home where his ERA is 6.35. He has 2 starts vs the Jays this year and he allowed 6 ERs to them in his home start, but just 3 ERs in his road starts. This is a huge game for both teams and I expect both starters to pitch like it, while the offenses may just be a bit tense. This game has playoff atmosphere written all over it and those games tend to be a bit lower scoring. This one will as well.
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