New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays 5-18-2023

New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays 5/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays 5/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, will play host in Game 4 of an MLB American League East Division rivalry battle between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday evening.

 

The NY Yankees dropped to 25-20 overall and 9-10 when playing on the road following a 0-3 shutout loss to Toronto while placing fourth in the AL East with 7.5 games behind Tampa Bay in the first place and one game behind the Blue Jays in the third.

 

The Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in the first two series installments but lost game three at 0-3 in 10 innings of action.

 

Left-handed Pitcher Wandy Peralta (2-1, 2.16 ERA) took the loss for the Yanks with one earned run and zero free walks allowed in 0.1 innings pitched.    

                             

Left-handed Pitcher Nestor Cortes will be climbing up the hill to start for the Bronx Bombers in game 4 of a series against the Blue Jays on Thursday.

 

The southpaw thrower is 3-2 on the season with an ERA of 5.53, a WHlP of 1.32, and struck out 42 hitters while giving away 43 hits, 13 free bases, and seven homers in 42.1 innings pitched in his starts.

 

Cortes allowed six earned runs but struck out three batters with a WHlP of 2.08 in a 9-8 win over Tampa Bay on May 13.  

     

The totals went OVER in 10 of the NY Yankees’ last 11 outings, while the Yankees are 7-3 SU in their previous ten matches.

 

The totals went OVER in 5 of the NY Yanks’ last seven road games, while the New York Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last five contests on the road versus Toronto.

 

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New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Predictions 5/18/2023

 

The Toronto Blue Jays are staying at home and will try to even the series with a victory over the Yankees in the series finale on Thursday evening.

 

Toronto improved to 25-18 overall and 13-5 at home play following a 3-0 home triumph in game 3 of a series against the Yanks while sitting third in the AL East with 6.5 games behind Tampa Bay in the first place and one game ahead of the Bronx Bombers in the fourth place.

 

The Blue Jays ended a two-game losing streak with a 3-0 home win over the Yankees in game 3 of a series last night.

 

On Wednesday, Relief Pitcher Jordan Romano (3-2, 3.00 ERA) earned the victory for Toronto with zero earned runs and one free base granted while striking out two hitters in 2.0 innings of work.  

                 

The Toronto Blue Jays will counter with right-hander Jose Berrios to start the closing game of a series against the New York Yankees on Thursday evening.

 

The righty starter is 3-3 on the season with a 4.70 ERA and a 1.28 WHlP, and he fanned out 44 batters while yielding 48 hits, 11 free walks, and five homers in pitching for 46.0 in his starts.

 

Berrios posted a WHlP of 1.59 and struck out three hitters while granting two earned runs in pitching for 5.2 frames in a 5-2 home victory over Atlanta in his last appearance on the mound on May 13, 2023.    

        

The totals went OVER in 11 of Toronto’s last 16 contests, while the Blue Jays are 4-2 SU in their last six games played.

 

The totals went UNDER in 9 of Toronto’s previous 12 outings versus the Yanks, while the Blue Jays are 9-3 in their last 12 home matches.  

  

New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays. The MLB Pick for this contest is Toronto -123. The Blue Jays will dominate the mound and take control of the swinging bats of the Yankees’ batters.

 

Watch for Toronto’s thrower to control the ball from the first pitch to win the finale and even the series at 2-2 on Thursday. The prediction is that Toronto Blue Jays will win 6-2.  

 

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New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays 5/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

MLB Starting Time: 7:07 PM ET

 

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario

 

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023 

 

TV: MLBN 

 

MLB Odds/Point Spread: Toronto Blue Jays -123    

 

MLB Totals: 9.0

 

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