The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays meet in game one of their three-game AL East division series in MLB action from Rogers Centre on Tuesday night.

Yankees Playing Out The String

The New York Yankees are missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016, with a record of 79-77 on the year, despite a 6-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday afternoon. Gleyber Torres leads the Yankees with 157 hits and a .272 batting average along with a .345 OBP and a team-leading 66 RBIs while Aaron Judge has a team-high 35 home runs and 71 RBIs so far this season. Torres also has a team-high 28 doubles while Anthony Volpe leads New York with 4 triples. Michael King will start for the Yankees here and is 4-7 with a 2.66 ERA and 121 strikeouts this season.

New York Yankees Team Facts

The Yankees have lost each of their last nine night games against AL East opponents following a home win.
The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as road underdogs against the Blue Jays.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last three road games against American League opponents.
The Yankees have won the first inning in three of their last four games as underdogs against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
The Yankees have led after 7 innings in six of their last seven games as road underdogs.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

DJ LeMahieu has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six road appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Aaron Judge has hit at least one home run in four of the Yankees’ last five road games against the Blue Jays.
DJ LeMahieu has recorded two or more total bases in seven of his last eight road appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Aaron Judge has scored at least one run in seven of the Yankees’ last eight games at Rogers Centre.
Gleyber Torres has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.

Blue Jays Pushing For Wild Card

The Toronto Blue Jays are on the hunt for one of the Wild Card spots in the American League, sitting at 87-69 on the year, after a 9-5 win over the Rays on Sunday to emerge victorious in their series against Tampa Bay, sitting in the second spot in the American League Wild Card hunt. Bo Bichette leads the Jays with 166 hits and a .303 batting average along with 20 home runs, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a team-high 26 home runs and 94 RBIs this season. Matt Chapman’s also contributed a team-best 39 doubles for Toronto as well as having the unfortunate distinction of leading the Jays with 161 strikeouts on the year. George Springer also has 21 home runs this season. Kevin Gausman will start for Toronto here and is 12-9 with a 3.29 ERA and 232 strikeouts this season.

Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts

The underdogs have won each of the last four games between the Yankees and Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven home games against AL East opponents following a win.
The Blue Jays have lost the first inning in each of their last four games against AL East opponents.
The Blue Jays have trailed after 7 innings in four of their last six games as home favorites against American League opponents.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last eight games as favorites against AL East opponents.

Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit a home run in three of the Blue Jays’ last four games as home favorites.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last seven home appearances against the Yankees.
Bo Bichette has scored at least one run in each of the Blue Jays’ last seven games against opponents that held a winning record.
Kevin Gausman has recorded eight or more strikeouts in each of his last three appearances in night games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
Matt Chapman has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 Tuesday appearances against teams that held a winning record.
Matt Chapman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 Tuesday appearances against teams that held a winning record.
Kevin Gausman ranks 3rd in the league for total Strikeouts (232) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

The Toronto Blue Jays rank 1st in the league for ERA this season (3.74).
The Toronto Blue Jays rank 2nd in the league for strikeouts this season (1470).
The New York Yankees rank 30th in the league for doubles this season (212).
The New York Yankees rank 29th in the league for hits this season (1159).

Chris’ Pick

I’m sticking with Toronto here. We just saw this matchup a few days ago and Toronto emerged victorious, and I’m thinking the story could be the same here. King had one of his best career outings with 13 strikeouts and 7 innings of one run ball, but it wasn’t enough as the Yankees struggled offensively and I think they could struggle against Gausman again. I’m looking for a solid outing from Gausman here and for the Jays to pick up another win against the Bronx Bummers. Give me the Blue Jays.