New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/17/2022

Game Time: 7:07 pm ET, Friday, June 17, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  SN1

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -110, Blue Jays -110; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -110, Blue Jays -110; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -110, Blue Jays -110; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

New York Yankees:  46-16 (1st place, AL East)

Toronto Blue Jays:  37-25 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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New York Yankees:  9-1 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Yankees are coming into this game with a 46-16 record overall and they are 18-9 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 13 of their last 14 games and are coming into this one on a 6 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Chicago Cubs 3-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday with the series finale of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays still to be played on Thursday. Luis Severino is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Jordan Montgomery will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA this season. His team won their last 4 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 5 Ks on 5 hits in 7 IP against the Chicago Cubs. They scored 6 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 3 runs against them averaging 1.5 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Blue Jays are coming into this game with a 37-25 record overall and they are 20-11 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Yankees on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday with the series finale of their series against the Baltimore Orioles still to be played on Thursday. Kevin Gausman is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Ross Stripling will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 3-1 with a 3.14 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 4 strikeouts on 1 hit in 6 innings played against the Detroit Tigers. They scored 23 runs in their last series averaging just under 8 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 13 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Yankees are coming into this game on a massive win streak and they have rarely been losing games recently. They currently have the best record in the MLB and they have for a while now as they just keep on winning games and scoring many runs in the process. They are going up against a Blue Jays team that is also very good this season and has been playing well recently but is also nowhere near as consistent as the Yankees have been and that is due to their starting rotation and inconsistency at bat. There are some games where the Jays bats will go cold but they have been on a hot streak and then the next game after pick up where they left off again, hence the inconsistency. Their pitching has also let them down as their bullpen has a few arms that have blown some games recently and their starting rotation has a few unreliable pitchers as well. They have Stripling starting here and he has been good this season but he does not start often in games but pitches well when he does. They are going up against a Yankees team with Montgomery on the mound and he has been great this season, coming off of another great start in his last. The Yankees have not been hitting well in their last series but that is due to the great pitching by the Rays but the Yankees still won that series and they have a much better pitching staff than the Jays do. Both of these teams are very good and this pitching matchup is quite even so there will likely be a good line on the Yankees and with how well they have been playing all season, the Yankees are not a team to step in front of. The best bet here is on the Yankees to win this game at the cheaper price.

 

Yankees Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, June 17, 2022 (7:07 pm ET start time) is Yankees 5 Blue Jays 4.

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New York Yankees: 46-16 (+20.2 Units) ML in all games. 9-2 (+7.2 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 23-16 UNDER against right-handed starters.

Toronto Blue Jays: 42-35 (-3.7 Units) ML against left-handed starters. 10-3 UNDER against left-handed starters. 69-44 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125. 

 

 

New York Yankees:  J. Loaisiga (RP) Late June - Shoulder. D. German (SP) Late June - Shoulder. A. Chapman (RP) Late June - Achilles.

Toronto Blue Jays:  D. Jansen (C) Out indefinitely - Finger. J. Merryweather (RP) Out indefinitely - Abdominal. H. Ryu (SP) out for season - Elbow.

 

 

 

"I think a little of everything. He'll be closing some games, too. Basically, he's going to find himself in a lot of the toughest parts of the lineup, so whether that's the eighth inning, the ninth inning, we'll just try and match him up as best we can." - Aaron Boone on Holmes after his team’s win against the Rays on Wednesday.

 

 

"I told (on deck hitter Alejandro) Kirk just to be ready because I thought I was going to get walked. When I saw they were going to pitch to me I said ‘Well, the game is over right here.'" - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after their win against the Orioles on Wednesday.

 

 

 

DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B

Aaron Judge (R) CF

Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

Giancarlo Stanton (R) RF

Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

Gleyber Torres (R) DH

Aaron Hicks (S) LF

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS

Kyle Higashioka (R) C

 

George Springer (R) CF

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero (R) 1B

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Teoscar Hernandez (R) DH

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF

Raimel Tapia (L) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Rob Brantly (.333)

Hits:  Aaron Judge (72)

Home Runs:  Aaron Judge (25)

RBI:  Aaron Judge (49)

Stolen Bases:  Isiah Kiner-Falefa (9)

Wins:  Jameson Taillon (7)

Saves:  Clay Holmes (11)

ERA:  JP Sears (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Gabriel Moreno (.364)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (68)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (16)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (39)

Stolen Bases:  Bo Bichette (4)

Wins:  Alek Manoah (8)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (16)

ERA:  Bowden Francis (0.00)

 

Managers:

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (5th season)

Toronto Blue Jays: Charlie Montoyo (4th season)