Game 2 of a three-game weekend series between two AL East division foes will take place on Saturday afternoon when the Toronto Blue Jays travel to New York City, New York, to face the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The first pitch of Game 2 is scheduled for 1:05 PM ET and will air on the YES Network, the MLB Network, Root Sports North, and TVA.
The Toronto Blue Jays ended their two-game losing streak following an 8-5 win on the road against the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the series on Friday evening. However, the Blue Jays have struggled for most of the 2024 MLB season. They are eight games below .500 at 51-59, which puts them in last place in the AL East and the 4th worst record in the American League, only better than the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Los Angeles Angels.
Seven of the eight runs for the Blue Jays came in the first three innings of Game 1, while Kevin Gausman only lasted 4 ? innings on the mound, allowing four runs and recording two strikeouts. Toronto has won two of the last three games in the series against New York and has outscored the Yankees by an average of 6 to 5.33 runs per game in those matchups.
The Toronto Blue Jays will look to secure the series win when they travel to face the New York Yankees for Game 2.
The New York Yankees saw their five-game winning streak come to an end following a 5-8 loss in Game 1 of the series on Friday evening. This loss dropped their record to 65-46, which puts the Yankees in a tie for first place in the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles and gives them the second-best record in the American League, only behind the Cleveland Guardians.
New York lost Game 1 against Toronto on Friday by a score of 5-8. Marcus Stroman struggled in the start, allowing seven runs and recording three strikeouts. He only lasted 2 ? innings and had his worst start of the season. Three of the five runs for New York came in the 5th inning, which included a two-run home run hit by Anthony Volpe, which also scored Ben Rice.
The Yankees have split the last ten meetings with the Blue Jays. However, New York has outscored Toronto by an average of 6.2 to 5.5 runs per game in those matchups. The New York Yankees will look to bounce back from the loss in Game 1 when they host the Toronto Blue Jays for Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon.
JustBet has the New York Yankees listed as -189 moneyline favorites at home against the Toronto Blue Jays for the Game 2 series on Saturday afternoon. The teams have split the last ten matchups 5-5, with New York having outscored Toronto by an average of 6.2 to 5.5 runs per game, while the Yankees have won two of the previous three games in the series by an average margin of .67 runs per game.
New York has won five of its last six games, while Toronto has struggled in its last nine divisional games, compiling a record of 3-6 during that stretch. The Yankees have won two of the last three games in the series by an average margin of .67 runs per game.
However, Carlos Rodon's last two starts against the Blue Jays this season have resulted in losses. Rodon allowed an average of 5.5 runs and recorded an average of 6.5 strikeouts per game in those contests, which is why I am taking the run line for the Toronto Blue Jays at +1.5 when they travel to face the New York Yankees for Game 2 of the series.
