Tonight the Toronto Blue Jays look to grab their 6th win in a row as they take on the Yankees in New York in the 1st game of their 3 game series.
Toronto Blue Jays (58-52) @ New York Yankees (61-46)
The Jays notched their 5th straight win with a 9-3 home win versus the Twins yesterday. Starter Mark Buehrle was victorious for the 12th time this season as he pitched 7 innings while allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits. He gave up 2 home runs, struck out 1 and walked 1 batter while throwing 83 pitches in the game. He is now 12-5 on the season. Here’s how the other pitcher fared in the game for the Jays:
- Reliever Bo Schultz pitched 2 innings while not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He walked 1 batter.
Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion hit his 21st home run of the season. He was 3 for 4 with 4 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. He now has 64 rbis on the season. He hit 2 doubles in the game, his 19th and 20th double of the season. He walked once and struck out once. Right-fielder Jose Bautista was 1 for 5 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 76th of the season. He hit his 20th double of the season. He struck out 1 time. 3rd baseman Josh Donaldson was 2 for 3 with 1 run batted in and 2 runs scored. The rbi was his 81st of the season. He hit his 30th double of the season. He walked twice and struck out 1 time. Catcher Dioner Navarro was 1 for 5 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 17th rbis on the season. 1st baseman Justin Smoak was 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in. He now has 31 rbis on the season. He hit his 8th double of the season. He struck out one time. Left-fielder Ben Revere was 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored. The Blue Jays had 14 hits in the game. This evening their starting pitcher is right-handed R.A. Dickey. Dickey is 6-10 with a 4.06 era and 90 strikeouts in 144 innings pitched. He’s made 22 starts this season. In his last start, a win on August 2nd at home versus Kansas City, he pitched 7 innings while not giving up an earned run on 2 hits. He struck out 6 batters. He threw 101 pitches in the game. He has won his last 3 straights.
The New York Yankees won for the 3rd time in the last 4 games with a 2-1 win at home versus Boston last night. Starter CC Sabathia had a no-decision as he pitched 6 innings while allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits. He struck out 8 and walked 3 batters. Reliever Justin Wilson was credited with the win as he pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 3 batters. Closer Andrew Miller picked up his 24th save of the season as he pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He walked 1 batter and struck out 1. Center-fielder Jacoby Ellsbury hit his 5th home run of the season. He was 2 for 4 with 1 run batted in and 1 run scored. The rbi was his 23rd of the season. He struck out once. Designated hitter Alex Rodriguez was 2 for 3 with 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 63rd of the season. He hit his 17th double of the season. He walked once and struck out 1 time. 2nd baseman Brendan Ryan was 1 for 3. He struck out 2 times. The Yankees had 6 hits in the game. Tonight their starting pitcher is right-handed Nathan Eovaldi. Eovaldi is 11-2 with a 4.30 era and 85 strikeouts in 117.1 innings pitched. He’s made 21 starts this season. In his last start, a win on July 31st at the Chicago White Sox, he pitched 5.2 innings while allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits. He struck out 5 and walked 3 batters. He threw 117 pitches in the game. This is his 5th season in MLB, he’s also pitched for the Dodgers and the Marlins. He has a career record of 26-37 with a 4.12 era.
Toronto is 22-31 on the road this season. They have scored 587 runs and allowed 467 runs on the season. New York is 32-18 at home this season. They have scored 528 runs and allowed 458 runs on the season.
This is the 7th meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Yankees. The Blue Jays have won 4 of the previous 6 meetings. Including tonight the 2 teams play 13 more times this season.
Prediction: This could be a big series as the Jays are only 4.5 games behind the AL East-leading Yankees. Dickey has looked sharp on the mound in his last 3 starts and Blue Jays’ offense will be out in full force again.
Take the Blue Jays 1.95 (Bet365)
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