Blue Jays continue to silence Yanks’ bats
The Yankees have failed to score in their past three contests. Is there any hope for an offensive breakthrough in this afternoon’s tilt vs. the Blue Jays?
Handicappers are no longer willing to wait around to find out. Online sports book Bovada.lv gives Toronto odds of -150 to prevail here, whereas New York enters Rogers Centre as a +130 underdog. The over/under run total sits at nine.
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Yesterday, Joe Girardi’s club had no answers for Marcus Stroman. The Blue Jays’ third-year fireballer tossed seven unblemished innings and then handed it off to a steady bullpen that secured the hosts’ 85th triumph on the season. Yet the Bronx Bombers’ woes at the plate truly began to take hold at the beginning of the month. They’ve now been blanked six times in September.
Marco Estrada (9-9, 3.62 ERA) hopes to continue the Yanks’ misery in a short while. He’s 3-2 with a 1.20 WHIP in nine career outings against them. Most recently, the righty fired seven scoreless frames at Seattle.
New York counters with Michael Pineda (6-11, 4.89), who has failed to get out of the fifth in three of his past four turns. The Dominican Republic native remains winless since Aug. 5. He’s 2-3 with a 3.25 ERA in 10 lifetime appearances vs. Toronto.
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With victories in six of nine, John Gibbons’ gang appears to be surging at the right time. Look for the Blue Jays to do nothing but build on that wild-card lead soon. Conversely, the Yankees will drop to 79-76.
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