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On the Thursday night baseball card, it’s the 60-52 New York Yankees versus the 53-60 Toronto Blue Jays in the final game of a three-game set at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario tonight. The first pitch of the finale at Rogers Centre is scheduled for 7:07 PM ET.
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The MLB betting boards list the Yankees as a -136 to -145 money line favorites for this game. The O/U line is a consensus 8.5 runs to the sportsbooks that SBS tracks.
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In Game 2 of this series yesterday, the Yankees crushed the Blue Jays 11-5. In the game the Yankees lit up the scoreboard for 11 runs on 17 hits while the Jays tallied five runs on six hits.
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This season the Yankees rank 4th in the Majors in runs scored and 6th in team ERA.
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The Blue Jays rank 25th in the Majors in runs scored and 24th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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New York: Sonny Gray (6-6, 3.41 ERA)<br />
Toronto: Marcus Estrada (4-7, 5.12 ERA)
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Sonny Gray gets the call for the Yankees tonight and in his last start was his first for New York after coming over in a trade with the Oakland A’s. In that start he gave up two earned runs in six innings in a 5-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians. In Gray’s last seven starts he has totaled 45 innings and has only given up eight earned runs and in that span has an ERA of 1.59. In his last start for the A’s Gray faced the Blue Jays in Toronto he gave up four runs, but none were earned, and gave up five hits.
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Marcus Estrada goes for the Blue Jays and he gave up three earned runs in seven innings in his last start, which was a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros. The Blue Jays have won two of his last three starts and in that span he has given up six earned runs in 19 innings of work. In Estrada’s first start of the season against the Yankees he was solid in only giving up one earned run in seven innings, but in his last two starts against them he has been lit up for 13 earned runs in only seven innings. However, Toronto won one of those games and they are 6-1 in his last seven starts against the Yankees. Overall, the Blue Jays are 5-2 in Estrada’s last seven starts and 5-2 in his last seven home starts as well.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Blue Jays are 11-4 in their last 15 home games against the Yankees.
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In the last 27 games between these teams in Toronto the Under record is 20-7.
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This season the Blue Jays are 28-27 at home and the Yankees are 28-32 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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New York Yankees: 60-52 SU / O/U 57-52 / Run Line W/L 60-52<br />
Toronto Blue Jays: 53-60 SU / O/U 55-52 / Run Line W/L 49-64
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New York at Toronto Key Betting Trends<br />
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NYY is 11-5 in their last 16 games vs. a right-handed starter
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NYY is 7-1 in their last 8 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game
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NYY has an Under record of 5-2-1 in their last 8 games
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TOR is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss
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TOR is 2-6 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record
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TOR has an Over record of 7-3 in their last 10 games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>YANKEES</b><br />
[2B] 07/22/2017 - Starlin Castro 10-day DL (07/22) ( Hamstring )<br />
[P] 08/08/2017 - CC Sabathia left last start, "?" for next start. ( Knee )<br />
[DH] 08/06/2017 - Matt Holliday 10-day DL (08/05) ( Back )<br />
[CF] 06/25/2017 - Aaron Hicks 10-day DL (06/26) ( Oblique )<br />
[P] 07/16/2017 - Michael Pineda 60-day DL (07/11) ( Elbow )<br />
[1B] 06/29/2017 - Tyler Austin 10-day DL (06/29) ( Hamstring )<br />
[1B] 05/03/2017 - Greg Bird 10-day DL (05/02) ( Ankle )
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<b>BLUE JAYS</b><br />
[P] 04/09/2017 - Bo Schultz 60-day DL (03/30) ( Elbow )<br />
[CF] 04/03/2017 - Dalton Pompey 60-day DL (03/30) ( Concussion )<br />
[CF] 05/20/2017 - Darrell Ceciliani 10-day DL (05/19) ( Shoulder )<br />
[LF] 05/24/2017 - Anthony Alford 10-day DL (05/24) ( Wrist )<br />
[P] 07/22/2017 - Aaron Sanchez 10-day DL (07/22) ( Blister )<br />
[SS] 07/29/2017 - Troy Tulowitzki 10-day DL (07/29) ( Ankle )<br />
[P] 08/09/2017 - Cesar Valdez 10-day DL (08/08) ( Shoulder )<br />
[C] 08/05/2017 - Miguel Montero 10-day DL (08/05) ( Groin )<br />
[3B] 06/16/2017 - Chris Coghlan 10-day DL (06/16) ( Wrist )<br />
[2B] 07/01/2017 - Devon Travis 60-day DL (06/06) ( Knee )<br />
[C] 07/05/2017 - Luke Maile 10-day DL (07/04) ( Knee )
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