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The fourth and final game of a four-game series pits the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Yankees’ season average versus the Blue Jays is below .200. D.J. LeMahieu has a batting average of .333, while Gleyber Torres has the next-lowest mark at just .250. The Blue Jays are now only batting.230 against the Yankees.
In this game, the Yankees will have to get to Berrios. Although Berrios has improved recently, this season, hitters have hit .265 off of him. Given that New York hits significantly better off of right-handed pitchers, they ought to be able to time Berrios’ arrival quite well in this contest. Additionally, they have hit 49 of their 65 home runs off of right-handed pitching.
The Yankees will be able to put the ball in the gap or over the fence if they can take advantage of some hanging breaking balls or fastballs left over the heart of the plate. New York will place themselves in an excellent position to win this game if they can smash the ball well.
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However, Aaron Judge has hit three home runs off the Blue Jays. In the opening contest of this series on Monday night, two of those home runs were hit. The Yankees’ season pitching ERA versus Toronto is 2.48.
When hitting against left-handed pitchers, the Blue Jays hit the ball 20 points better. The Yankees’ Cortes will be throwing in this contest, thus the Blue Jays should have good fielding conditions. Cortes has made at least six earned runs in two of his past three starts. In his last three starts, he has also given up four home runs.
It appears that batters are beginning to analyze him and piece him together a little. The Blue Jays will cover this spread if they maintain their focus and don’t fall for his attempts to mess with the timing. Not to mention, the Blue Jays hit slightly better there and have a 13-5 home record.
Yankees vs Blue Jays Game Information
- Date: 05/18/2023
- Time: 07:07 PM ET
- Location: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
- How to Watch: Yankees vs Blue Jays MLB.TV
- Live Stream: MLB.TV
Yankees vs Blue Jays Betting Lines
Yankees are +125 according to our Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $125. On the other side, Blue Jays are -140 according to the Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $71.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Yankees at a 44.44% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Blue Jays have 58.33% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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