The division rival New York Yankees and Toronto Blue
Jays are set to renew hostilities on Tuesday when they
meet at Rogers Centre.
Mike Mussina will be the starting pitcher for the
Yankees on this day. Righthander Mussina is 18-9 this
season with a 3.57 ERA.
It'll be Jesse Litsch toeing the rubber for the Blue
Jays in this contest. Righthander Litsch is 12-8 with
a 3.68 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as
118-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while
the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Yankees defeated Baltimore 7-3 as a -230 favorite
on Sunday. The 10 runs scored caused this game to be a
PUSH on the posted over/under total (10).
Jose Molina was 3-4 with a home run and two RBI for
New York, while Andy Pettitte recorded the win after
allowing two earned run in five innings.
The Blue Jays were blanked 3-0 by the Red Sox on
Sunday afternoon.
The Red Sox were winners as -165 road favorites in
this contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the
day's posted total (9).
Vernon Wells picked up two hits in a losing cause for
Toronto.
Current streak:
New York has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
New York: 85-71 SU
Toronto: 83-73 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
Toronto most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8
games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7
games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6
games on the road
Toronto is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 8
games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7
games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7
games at home
Next up:
Toronto home to NY Yankees, Wednesday, September 24
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