The New York Yankees begin their push towards the postseason this Thursday night in the first of a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays as the second half of the MLB regular season gets underway after this week\u2019s All-Star break. <\/p>\n
Bet On Baseball – New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Game time from the Rogers Centre is set for 7:07 p.m. and it will be broadcast on the MLB Network.<\/p>\n New York entered the break with back-to-back victories over Cleveland and a 6-4 record in its last 10 games. The Yankees trail Boston by one game in the AL East with an overall record of 53-35. They are 30-19 at home and 23-16 on the road.<\/p>\n Alex Rodriguez is out of the lineup indefinitely with a knee injury, but fortunately New York has plenty of other bats on a team that is ranked third in the American League in scoring with 455 runs.<\/p>\n The Yankees will send Bartolo Colon to the mound. The right-hander is 6-4 this season with a 3.20 ERA. He is coming off one of his worst outings of the year; giving up 10 hits and five earned runs in a loss to Tampa Bay. Colon is 8-3 against the Blue Jays with an ERA of 3.41. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Toronto went into the break with a three-game winning streak, but is still 11 games behind the Red Sox with an overall record of 45-47. The Blue Jays have gone 26-25 on the road this season, but have struggled at the Rogers Centre with a record of 19-22.<\/p>\n Jose Bautista has put up some MVP-worthy numbers so far with 65 RBI, 31 home runs, and a .334 batting average to lead Toronto to an average of 4.63 runs per game, which is fourth-best in the AL.<\/p>\n Jo-Jo Reyes is slated to get the start on Thursday for the Blue Jays. The left-hander is 4-7 with an ERA of 4.57 in 18 previous starts. He looked rock-solid his last time out; giving up no earned runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings to get the win over Cleveland.<\/p>\n Head-to-head, the Yankees lead the season series five games to three, but are 1-1 in Toronto. The total is 4-3-1 overall, but has gone \u2018over\u2019 in the last three meetings. Stick with New York to grab the early edge in this series with a win as the Yankees\u2019 bats are able to get to Reyes early.<\/p>\n Under is 12-3-1 in NYY last 16 road games.
\nDate\/Time: Thursday, July 14\u00a0\u00a0 7:07 p.m. (ET)
\nVenue: Rogers Centre, Toronto
\nBroadcast: MLB Network
\nYankees at Blue Jays lines by BetOnline.com
\nMoneyline: Blue Jays +131\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yankees -141
\nOver\/Under: 9.5u -110<\/strong>
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\nUnder is 8-2-1 in NYY last 11 overall.
\nNYY are 7-2 in their last 9 games following a win.
\nUnder is 15-4-2 in TOR last 21 Thu. games.
\nUnder is 10-3 in TOR last 13 games following a win.
\nTOR are 4-10 in their last 14 games on astroturf.<\/p>\n