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I guess I am playing contrarian today but the Yankees were getting no hit through 5 innings yesterday before coming alive. There was also some umpire controversy that took away from a very good game that could have affected the outcome with Yimi Garcia wrongfully getting ejected. Giancarlo Stanton isn’t in the lineup today for the Yankees while the Blue Jays are playing all their regulars. The Yankees have won 14 of their last 17 games but they won’t keep this pace up all season. Jameson Taillon pitched well against the Blue Jays but that was just 8 days ago, advantage goes to the hitter when he sees a pitcher twice in 8 days. Jose Berrios has been hit or miss lately but he is more than capable of pitching well against a right handed heavy Yankees lineup and its not like he was terrible in his first game against the Yankees allowing 3 ER in 5 IP. I like the value in the Blue Jays.
If momentum from a night game carries over to a day game, the Yankees obviously have all of it after Aaron Judge's walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday night. And while the Jays had to use their closer in Jordan Romano, who took the loss, the Yanks didn't use Aroldis Chapman. That could matter today. Yanks starter Jameson Taillon has a 2.45 ERA in two starts this year against Toronto, while the Jays' Jose Berrios has a disappointing 5.34 ERA on the season. 5.74 in two road starts and 5.40 in his lone outing vs. New York. Judge is 6-for-12 with a homer off him. If you are wondering why this number has come down a bit since an opening of Yanks -145, my assumption is because Giancarlo Stanton is not in the NYY lineup. Still like New York at this cheap price.
Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios got shellacked last time out and now sports a 5.34 ERA and 1.64 WHIP. He has just 20 strikeouts in 28.2 innings. Now he faces a Yankees team that's won 14 of 16 and got to him for three runs (two homers) in a five-inning no decision a month ago. Yankees starter Jameson Taillon has faced Toronto twice already, allowing three runs over 11 innings. Look for the Yankees to sweep this two-game set.