Yankees vs Blue Jays Prediction 5/20/26 MLB Picks Today

The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees meet Wednesday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. Here’s a Yankees vs Blue Jays Prediction. This article will include a Yankees vs Blue Jays Pick.

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview

The Toronto Blue Jays are 21-27 on the year and play the Marlins and Pirates next. The Toronto Blue Jays are batting .243 on the season and have a .306 OBP, and a .371 slugging percentage. The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching staff has a 4.06 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Ernie Clement leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 52 hits and 16 RBI while Daulton Varsho and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 94 hits and 36 RBI.

Trey Yesavage gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 1-1 with a 1.40 ERA and 21 strikeouts this season. This will be Yesavage’s first career game against the New York Yankees.

New York Yankees Betting Preview

The New York Yankees are 30-19 on the year and play the Royals and Rays next. The New York Yankees are batting .236 on the season and have a .333 OBP, and a .433 slugging percentage. The New York Yankees’ pitching staff has a 3.36 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Cody Bellinger leads the New York Yankees with 47 hits and 32 RBI while Ben Rice and Aaron Judge have combined for 92 hits and 63 RBI.

Cam Schlittler gets the ball for the New York Yankees, and he is 6-1 with a 1.35 ERA and 68 strikeouts this season. Schlittler is 0-1 with an 8.10 ERA and 5 strikeouts in his career against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Why the New York Yankees will win

• The Yankees have won each of their last 12 home games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
• The Blue Jays have lost each of their last six road games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
• The Yankees have covered the run line each of their last six Wednesday night games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
• The Yankees have won the first inning in eight of their last 10 home games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
• The Yankees have led after 3 innings in nine of their last 10 home games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
• The Yankees have led after 5 innings in five of their last six night games against AL East opponents.

Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win

• The Yankees have lost four of their last five games as favorites following a win.
• The Blue Jays have won eight of their last nine Wednesday night games as underdogs against the Yankees.
• The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games against the Blue Jays following a win.
• The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last six games after playing the previous day.
• The Yankees have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four home games.

Total Runs Facts

• Seven of the Yankees’ last eight home games have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Each of the Blue Jays’ last five games against AL East opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last six Wednesday night games against American League opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Blue Jays’ last six night games at Yankee Stadium.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

• Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 home appearances.
• Giancarlo Stanton has hit at least one home run in three of his last four home appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
• Ben Rice ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.671) this season.

Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit a home run in three of the Blue Jays’ last six games against the Yankees.
• Ernie Clement has recorded at least one hit in 21 of his last 22 road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Yankees rank 1st in the league for home runs this season (73).
• The Yankees rank T1st in the league for walks this season (226).
• The Blue Jays rank 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (331).
• The Blue Jays rank T29th in the league for triples this season (2).

Yankees vs Blue Jays Prediction

As good as Yesavage has been this season with a 1.40 ERA and 1.29 WHIP through 19.1 innings, the Blue Jays still can’t win on the road, where they already have 16 losses. The Yankees keep winning games, and Schlittler has been sharper in a larger sample size. Through 60 innings, Schlittler has a 1.35 ERA and 0.78 WHIP with 68 strikeouts. In his last 24.1 innings, Schlittler has allowed 14 hits and 2 runs. This is CY Young caliber stuff we’re seeing from the second-year pitcher. Give me the Yankees and the RL for max betting value.