Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/18/2022

Game Time: 7:05 pm ET, Thursday, August 18, 2022

Venue:  Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, NY

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays +125, Yankees -145; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays +120, Yankees -140; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays +120, Yankees -145; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Toronto Blue Jays:  61-54 (3rd place, AL East)

New York Yankees:  72-45 (1st place, AL East)

 

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Toronto Blue Jays:  2-8 last 10

New York Yankees:  2-8 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Blue Jays enter this game on a 3 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 61-54 record overall and have a road record of 26-29. This is the series opener of a 4-game series with the Yankees on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Baltimore Orioles still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 4th in the MLB with a .757 OPS. Ross Stripling is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while José Berríos is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 8-5 with a 5.61 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 8 ER, 2 HRs, and 2 BB with 1 K on 8 hits through 4 IP against the Cleveland Guardians. 

 

The Yankees enter this game on a 3 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 72-45 record overall and have a home record of 41-17. This is the 1st game of a 4-game series with the Blue Jays on Thursday with the 3rd game of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 3rd in the MLB with a .760 OPS. Domingo Germán is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Frankie Montas is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 4-9 with a 3.59 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 4 Ks on 5 hits through 5 IP against the Boston Red Sox. 

The current betting odds have the Yankees listed as a favorite in this game. Neither of these teams have been playing very well recently as both offense have been dead over their last few games. Both of these teams have two of the best offenses in the MLB and they have both been awful over the last 2 weeks, barely scoring runs in their games. This could be a game that comes down to pitching and both have not been great in recent games but, Montas has been a lot better than Berrios all season. Montas has been allowing a lot fewer runs in his starts than Berrios has been all season. Berrios just allowed 8 runs in his last start while Montas is coming off of a good start. The Yankees have also been very good at home and they are going to be hungry to bounce back with a win here. This is a good spot for their offense to wake up and score some runs here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Yankees to win this game.

 

Blue Jays Yankees Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, August 18, 2022 (7:05 pm ET start time) is Yankees 5 Blue Jays 3.

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Toronto Blue Jays: 61-54 (-21 Units) ML in all games. 26-29 (-9.5 Units) ML in road games. 52-31 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125.

New York Yankees: 41-17 (+9.8 Units) ML in home games. 19-13 (+4.3 Units) ML at home when the money line is +125 to -125. 8-4 UNDER this season in August games.

 

 

Toronto Blue Jays:  T. Saucedo (RP) Late Aug - Hip. J. Merryweather (RP) Late Sept - Oblique. T. Mayza (RP) Late Aug - Shoulder.

New York Yankees:  G. Stanton (DH) Late Aug - Achilles. H. Bader (CF) Late Aug - Foot. M. Carpenter (DH) Mid Oct - Foot.

 

 

 

"We're still in a playoff spot and we know we're a playoff team. We're struggling a bit right now but we'll get it rolling again." - Alek Manoah after their loss against the Orioles on Tuesday.

 

 

"Yeah, we're all frustrated but you can't let the frustration get in your way of preparing and go every night. We got a few guys that are in a rut. We got to prepare and get ready and fight our way of it. It's part of it and it's no fun when you're going through it, but that's where we are right now." - Aaron Boone after his team’s loss against the Rays on Tuesday.

 

 

 

George Springer (R) DH

Vladimir Guerrero (R) 1B

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

 

Gleyber Torres (R) 2B

Aaron Judge (R) CF

Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

Jose Trevino (R) C

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Miguel Andujar (R) DH

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS

Marwin Gonzalez (S) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Lourdes Gurriel (.309)

Hits:  Vladimir Guerrero (126)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (25)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (72)

Stolen Bases:  George Springer (10)

Wins:  Alek Manoah (12)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (26)

ERA:  Bowden Francis (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Rob Brantly (.333)

Hits:  Aaron Judge (126)

Home Runs:  Aaron Judge (46)

RBI:  Aaron Judge (100)

Stolen Bases:  Isiah Kiner-Falefa (15)

Wins:  Jameson Taillon (11)

Saves:  Clay Holmes (17)

ERA:  David McKay (0.00)

 

Managers:

Toronto Blue Jays: John Schneider (Interim)

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (5th season)