The Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees meet Friday in MLB action from Yankee Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Toronto Blue Jays did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted. The New York Yankees will send out Cam Schlittler and Schlittler is 10-6 with a 2.19 ERA and 189 strikeouts this season.
Toronto Blue Jays Recap
The Toronto Blue Jays come into this game looking to add on to their win over the Rays last time out by a final score of 5-1 to improve to 63-66 this season. After this series, the Blue Jays will head home for a series against the Kansas City Royals.
Blue Jays Win 7 Of Last 10
Andres Gimenez has 93 hits with 19 doubles, a triple, 8 home runs and 49 RBIs while Ernie Clement has 136 hits with 28 doubles, 9 home runs and 43 RBIs. Kazuma Okamoto has 105 hits with 18 doubles, 26 home runs, 74 RBIs and a team-high 155 strikeouts while George Springer also has 15 doubles, 12 homers and 40 RBIs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 113 hits with 18 doubles, 7 home runs and 48 RBIs as well. Jesus Sanchez also has 64 hits with 16 doubles, 8 home runs and 33 RBIs.
New York Yankees Recap
The New York Yankees come into this game looking to add on to their 6-1 win over the Orioles from Thursday’s matchup to improve to 72-55 this season. After this series, the Yankees will take on the Houston Astros in a series at home.
Yankees Win 4 Straight
Ben Rice has 114 hits with 20 doubles, 34 home runs and 80 RBIs and Aaron Judge has 53 hits with 10 doubles, 17 home runs and 38 RBIs. Cody Bellinger also has 97 hits with 21 doubles, 3 triples, 11 home runs and 53 RBIs. Jazz Chisholm Jr. also has 89 hits with 14 doubles, 17 home runs and 49 RBIs as well on the year.
Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees Betting Trends: August 21, 2026
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Cam Schlittler Record this season: 10-6 ERA: 2.19
- Home Record: 2-4
- Last 5 against Blue Jays: 0-3
Why the New York Yankees will win
- The Blue Jays have lost eight of their last nine road games following a win.
- The Yankees have won each of their last four games.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last four games.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five road games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Yankees have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games.
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Mason Fluharty Record this season: 5-1 ERA: 3.71
- Road Record: 4-1
- Last 5 against Yankees: 0-0
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Yankees have lost eight of their last nine games as favorites against the Blue Jays following a road win.
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last six Friday games as underdogs against the Yankees.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line each of their last eight night games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight night games against the Blue Jays following a win.
- The Yankees have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five home games against American League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have led after 5 innings in three of their last four road night games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Yankees’ last seven games as favorites against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Blue Jays’ last eight games as road underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in seven of the Yankees’ last eight home games.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in 12 of the Blue Jays’ last 15 games against American League opponents.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Trent Grisham has hit at least one home run in three of the Yankees’ last five night games.
- Cam Schlittler has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances with the Yankees as favorites against AL opponents.
- Heliot Ramos has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with his team as a home favorite against AL East opponents.
- Jazz Chisholm ranks T3rd in the league in Steals (33) this season.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Alejandro Kirk has hit a home run in each of the Blue Jays’ last three night games.
- Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 16 appearances against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Yankees rank 1st in the league for ERA this season (3.22).
- The Yankees rank 1st in the league for runs allowed this season (471).
- The Blue Jays rank 30th in the league for triples this season (7).
- The Blue Jays rank 29th in the league for walks this season (355).
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees Prediction
I’m on the Blue Jays here. Historically, Cam Schlittler has had his ups and downs against Toronto, but the Blue Jays are finally playing with a sense of urgency after being so malaise up to this point in the season and I think Toronto is getting too good of a price all things considered, to pass on here. Give me Toronto in this one.