Ny Yankees Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Picks and Predictions August 2nd 2024

There does appear to be a chance for light rain in New York on Friday, where the Blue Jays and Yankees are facing off. The over/under line is at 9 runs, and the Yankees are favored on the money line (-167).

First pitch from Yankee Stadium is set for 7:05 PM ET. YES will be televising this AL East matchup. Kevin Gausman is starting for the Blue Jays, and they are 5th in the division with a record of 50-59. The Yankees are 2nd in the AL East with a record of 65-45 and they are on a 5 game winning streak. Marcus Stroman will be starting for the Blue Jays.

Toronto vs. New York Key Information

Kevin Gausman will be looking to build off his last outing, where he faced the Rangers and picked up the win. In that July 27th outing, he went 9 innings, giving up 3 earned runs on 4 hits. Looking at his overall numbers, Gausman has made 21 starts, and his record for the season is 9-8. The right-hander’s ERA is 4.44, along with a WHIP of 1.26. This year, he has turned in two complete games and one shutout. Gausman has a total of 10 quality starts and is averaging 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.

For the season, the Blue Jays are averaging 4.1 runs per game, which is 25th in the league. This is also the 24th ranked home scoring offense and 22nd ranked road offense. As a team, they are batting .239, and their team OPS of .694 is 18th in the league. However, they do have the 10th fewest strikeouts in the league.

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Over his last eight games, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been on fire, going 15/29 with three homers and eight RBIs. He is also on a 14-game hitting streak and is batting .311 for the season. Guerrero Jr. is currently 12th in the league with 70 RBIs and is 10th in the league with 21 homers.

New York is sending Marcus Stroman to the mound today vs. the Blue Jays. Stroman has made 21 starts this year and has a record of 7-5 with a 3.64 ERA. So far, he has turned in seven quality starts and is averaging 6.57 strikeouts per nine innings. Stroman’s WHIP for the season is 1.35. In his last outing, he finished with a no-decision, giving up three earned runs in 3 1/3 innings of work. Before that, he had given up five earned runs in back-to-back outings. Stroman has allowed at least one homer in four straight starts.

Not only do the Yankees lead the league in scoring at 5.1 runs per game, but they also have the best on-base percentage in the league and are 2nd in home runs. Overall, they are 1st in team OPS. New York has been even better on the road this season, averaging 5.6 runs per game.

Yankees fans have to be excited about the season that Aaron Judge is having, as he is batting .316 with 39 homers and 99 RBIs. Judge has been even better of late, going 11/28 (.393) with four homers over his last eight games. Juan Soto is also having a great season, hitting .309 with 27 homers.

For an over/under pick, our lean is on the over, as this is projected to be the 5th highest-scoring game of the day. As for who is going to take this one straight up, we have the Yankees coming out on top. New York starter Marcus Stroman has the 7th best odds to pick up a win, while Kevin Gausman is 15th in today’s starting pitcher projections in terms of strikeouts.

New Yankee Jazz Chisholm Jr. Sparks Team Ahead of Series vs. Jays

Since strolling into the guests’ hole at Boston’s Fenway Park on Sunday, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has made a memorable first impression for the New York Yankees. Subsequent to homering multiple times for his new team, Chisholm makes his home debut Friday night when the Yankees have the Toronto Blue Jays and endeavor to stretch out their series of wins to six games.

Chisholm’s Effect on the Yankees

Chisholm was obtained Saturday from the Miami Marlins for three prospects and appeared in focus field for Sunday’s 8-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. He played his initial three career games at third base during a three-game compass over the Philadelphia Phillies and posted sequential multi-homer games while driving in eight runs in a 14-4 win on Monday and a 7-6, 12-inning triumph on Tuesday.

“This is what I live for. I love the lights, I love the big crowds, it’s super exciting,” Chisholm said Tuesday of joining the Yankees. “I just feel like that complements my game, being in the lights, being in big moments.”

Chisholm is 7-for-19 (.368) with the Yankees subsequent to hitting .249 out of 101 games with the Marlins this season. He had one hit in Wednesday’s 6-5 triumph that highlighted a breakout day by striving veteran DJ LeMahieu, who hit a huge homerun and drove in a career-high six runs.
The sweep in Philadelphia gave New York five straight wins for the first time since winning a season-high eight in a row from May 29-June 6 as part of their 45-19 start. Before winning the past five games, the Yankees endured a 10-23 slide.

“Feels a little bit better, but we also know we’re a long way from where we want to be and the finish line,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.

The Yankees will play 15 straight games against teams below .500, starting with the Blue Jays, who are coming off dropping three of four at Baltimore.

Blue Jays’ Current Form

The Blue Jays are busy playing 10 straight games against the Yankees and Orioles, finishing their visit to Baltimore with an OK misfortune on Wednesday. Addison Barger hit his initial two career homeruns in the series, and Joey Loperfido went 1-for-5 in his Toronto debut on Wednesday subsequent to being obtained from the Houston Astros for Yusei Kikuchi.

George Springer had two hits, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hitting streak to 14 games. Guerrero is batting .500 (26-for-52) during the longest streak by a Blue Jay this season.

“We’re not in the position that we would want to be as a team, as an organization right now, but there’s always a way to take some good from something,” Springer told reporters before Wednesday’s game. “There are a lot of guys that are going to get some valuable experience and, in my eyes, there’s no substitute for that.”

Pitching Matchup: Stroman vs. Gausman

The Yankees will confront Marcus Stroman (7-5, 3.64 ERA), who is 0-2 with a 5.64 ERA in his past five trips. Stroman permitted five runs (three procured) on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings in a no-choice before New York energized for a 11-8 win in 10 innings in Boston on Saturday. The right-hander has a 2.61 ERA in four career no-rulings against the Blue Jays, whom he pitched for from 2014-19.

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The Blue Jays are scheduled to begin Kevin Gausman (9-8, 4.44 ERA), who is 3-0 with a 3.57 ERA in his past three excursions. Gausman last pitched Saturday when he went all the way in a 7-3 win over the Texas Officers for his second total game this season and third of his career. He permitted three sudden spikes in demand for four hits.

Gausman is 10-9 with a 3.51 ERA in 34 career appearances (28 beginnings) against the Yankees. He is 0-2 with a 10.97 ERA in three beginnings against the Yankees this season.

Game Outlook

As Jazz Chisholm Jr. makes his home debut, the Yankees plan to proceed with their series of wins and set their situation. Chisholm’s dynamic presence and late hostile flood have infused new energy into the team. In the mean time, the Blue Jays, supported by Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s. hot streak, will hope to recapture their balance and climb the standings. The pitching duel between Marcus Stroman and Kevin Gausman vows to add a thrilling aspect to this AL East confrontation.