Tonight the Toronto Blue Jays travel to New York to begin another pivotal 4 game series with the Yankees.
Toronto Blue Jays (79-60) @ New York Yankees (77-61)
The Jays suffered a 10-4 beating at the hands of the Red Sox yesterday evening in Boston. Starter Drew Hutchison was tagged with the loss as he pitched 3.1 innings while allowing 6 earned runs on 6 hits. He gave up 2 home runs. He struck out 3 batters and walked 2. He threw 81 pitches in the game. The defeat dropped his record to 13-4 on the season. Here’s how the other pitchers fared in relief for the Jays:
- Reliever Aaron Loup pitched 0.1 of an inning not allowing an earned run nor a hit. He struck out 1 batter.
- Reliever Liam Hendriks pitched 0.1 of an inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit.
- Reliever Steve Delabar pitched 0.1 of an inning while allowing 4 earned runs on 4 hits. He walked 2 batters.
- Reliever Jeff Francis pitched 2.2 innings while not allowing an earned run on 2 hits. He struck out 1.
- Reliever Bo Schultz pitched 1 inning while not allowing an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 1.
1st baseman Chris Colabello hit his 14th home run of the season. He was 1 for 2 with 3 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 53 rbis on the season. He walked once and also struck out once. Left-fielder Ben Revere was 2 for 3 with 1 run scored. Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion was 2 for 3 with 1 run batted in. The rbi was his 95th of the season. 3rd baseman Josh Donaldsonw as 2 for 3. 2nd baseman Munenori Kawasaki was 1 for 1 with 1 run scored. 3rd baseman Matt Hague was 1 for 1 with 1 run scored. The Blue Jays had 9 hits in the game. On the mound for the Jays tonight is left-handed starter David Price. Price is 14-5 with a 2.43 era and 196 strikeouts in 196.1 innings pitched. He’s made 28 starts this season. In his last start, a win on September 5th at home versus Baltimore, he pitched 7 innings while allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits. He struck out 8 batters and walked 4. He threw 103 pitches in the game. He’s 5-1 in his 7 starts since being traded to the Blue Jays.
The New York Yankees dropped their 2nd straight game as they were defeated 5-3 at home versus the Orioles last night. Reliever Adam Warren got the loss as he pitched 2.2 innings while allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits. He gave up 1 home run. He struck out 1 batter and walked 1. Starter CC Sabathia pitched 4.2 innings while allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits. He struck out 5 and walked 3 batters. He threw 85 pitches in the game. Reliever Nick Rumbelow pitched 0.2 of an inning as he allowed 1 earned run on no hits. He stuck out 1 and walked 1 batter. Reliever James Pazos pitched 0.1 of an inning as he didn’t allow an earned run nor a hit. Reliever Bryan Mitchell pitched 0.2 of an inning and didn’t allow an earned run on 1 hit. He struck out 1 and walked 1 batter. Right-fielder Carlos Beltran hit his 15th home run of the season. He was 2 for 4 with 3 runs batted in and 1 run scored. He now has 53 rbis on the season. Left-fielder Dustin Ackley was 1 for 3. He hit his 9th double of the season. He struck out 1 time. 2nd baseman Stephen Drew was 1 for 2. The Yankees had 4 hits in the game. This evening their starting pitcher is right-handed Luis Severino. Severino is 3-2 with a 2.04 era and 34 strikeouts in 35.1 innings pitched. He’s made 6 starts this season. In his last start, a win on September 4th at home versus Tampa Bay, he pitched 6.1 innings while allowing 1 earned run on 7 hits. He struck out 5 batters and walked 3. He threw 91 pitches in the game. He has won his last 3 starts. This is his rookie season in MLB.
Toronto is 32-35 on the road this season. They have scored 760 runs and allowed 570 runs on the season. New York is 40-29 at home this season. They have scored 671 runs and allowed 585 runs on the season.
This is the 13th meeting of the season between the Blue Jays and the Yankees. The Blue Jays lead the season series 8-4. Including tonight the 2 teams play 7 more times this season.
Prediction: I was wrong yesterday as the Red Sox pounded the Jays, but I look for the Jays to reverse that course this evening when they face the rookie starting pitcher. Jays starter David Price will be up to task in a high pressure situation tonight in New York.
Take the Blue Jays 1.66 (Bet365)
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