The match between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays will take place at Yankee Stadium in New York City, New York on Friday, August 19 at 7:05 PM ET.
New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays will take place at Yankee Stadium for Game 2 of their series in another round of MLB action. The Yankees have an overall season record of 73-46 and come into this game on the back of a dismal 9-2 loss at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1. Despite the loss, New York sits in first place on the AL East table with a win percentage of .613.
New York’s offence has scored 607 runs this season at an average of .241 and on base percentage of .326. Pitcher Frankie Montas had a bad game giving away six runs and only getting two strikeouts. After the game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, “I think he (Montas) just missed in the center of the plate with some heaters that got him in trouble.”
On the other hand, the Blue Jays stand at 63-54 and come into this game on the back of a 9-2 dismantling of the Yankees. This result takes them to number two in the AL East standings above the Tampa Bay Rays with a win percentage of .538. The team from Toronto now has a 36-25 home record and a 27-29 away record.
Their offence has scored 553 runs this season at an average of .263 and an on base percentage of .325. George Spring who was the star of the show has hit 18 home runs at an average of .267 and has driven in 51 RBI’s so far this season. After going 5-for-5 in the game, an upbeat Springer was hopeful as his team are in position for a wild card. After the game, he said, “Obviously they’re in the lead by nine games or whatever it is, but every game from here on out is huge. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing. It’s pretty much a playoff-style mentality, all hands on deck.”
Yankees | Blue Jays |
DJ LeMahieu | George Springer |
Aaron Judge | Vladimir Guerrero Jr |
Anthony Rizzo | Lourdes Gurriel Jr |
Josh Donaldson | Alejandro Kirk |
Andrew Benintendi | Teoscar Hernandez |
Gleyber Torres | Bo Bichette |
Oswaldo Cabrera | Matt Chapman |
Jose Trevino | Santiago Espinal |
Estevan Florial | Whit Merrifield |
Yankees: Luis Severino, Stephen Ridings, Harrison Bader, Zack Britton, Michael King, Chad Green, Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Castro, Clay Holmes, Matt Carpenter
Blue Jays: Hyun-Jin Ryu, Nate Pearson, Tim Mayza, Tayler Saucedo, Julian Merryweather
The match between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays will take place at Yankee Stadium in New York City, New York on Friday, August 19 at 7:05 PM ET.
The match between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays will be telecast live on Apple TV+. You can also subscribe to MLB.com and watch from any corner of the world.
Country | Channel | Date and Time |
United States | Apple TV+ | August 19 (7:05 PM ET) |
When the odds are 1.91 the expected chance of winning is 52%, but this team actually wins 58% matches with these odds.
When the odds are 1.91 the expected chance of winning is 52%, but this team actually wins 54% matches with these odds.