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MLB: Yankees vs Blue Jays Predictions

Major League Baseball betting sees the New York Yankees taking on the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday May 4 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all MLB season long.

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New York Yankees (16-9) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (12-14)
Monday May 4
7:07PM
Rogers Centre – Toronto, ON
MLB Betting Lines: Toronto -118, New York +109
MLB Betting Total:  9
Probable Pitchers: NYY:  Chase Whitley (R) vs. TOR:  R.A. Dickey (R)
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The Yankees are in first place and the Jays still don’t know which way they are going. Both teams can make a statement to start the week.

New York

The Yankees are strolling into Toronto on top of the AL East, a full three games ahead of their nearest competitor.

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I still am not convinced they can be in the race all season long without getting some reinforcements.

Still their confidence has to be riding high after sweeping the Red Sox at Fenway Park over the weekend as well as winning eight of their last ten. As long as this can be a Top Ten pitching team they will stay in the race but the Jays will test them.

Chase Whitley has only made one start this season but it was a good one and symbolic of the way the Yankees want to play.

He held the Rays to just a run over 5 innings before turning it over to a bullpen that struck out opponents to get seven of the next 12 outs…and that was without turning to bullpen aces Dellin Betances or Andrew Miller.

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They don’t need him to be great just to get them to winning time.

Toronto

The Jays split with the last place Indians over the weekend, a result that did nothing to encourage us to think this team is going to start turning things around.

Simply put this team can not find anyone to consistently get outs. They are the top scoring team in the Majors but a league worst ERA has them under .500 as the head home.

This is a big week as the Yankees and Red Sox are coming to town. A couple of series wins would do wonders for this club.

The starters have been the worst culprits in the pitching department. To give you an idea of how bad it is knuckleballer R.A. Dickey has the best ERA of any starter on the roster at 5.23.

He has been walking way too many hitters but there might be some hope given that his best outing of the season was his first start of the year against the Yankees.

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He has been better at home too.

MLB Betting Trends:

  • NYY are 13-3 in their last 16 overall.
  • NYY are 6-2 in Whitleys last 8 road starts.
  • NYY are 9-4 in Whitleys last 13 starts.
  • Over is 12-5 in TOR last 17 games following a loss.
  • TOR are 3-7 in their last 10 overall.
  • Over is 8-2 in Dickeys last 10 starts on astroturf.

MLB Betting Prediction:  Toronto -118

Toronto scores, plain and simple.

MLB Score Prediction:  Toronto 7 – New York 5

I think that will be enough to get the home win. The total at home is appealing too.

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By The Wiesguy

The Wiesguy is a newcomer to the handicapping scene. Hailing from Toronto, Canada he is always sweet on the underdogs and you can often find his thoughts, musings and picks at moneydogs.blogspot.com.