NEW YORK YANKEES @ TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Baseball : United States : MLB Regular Season
Monday, August 23rd 2010 - Start 7:07PM ET
(12:07AM GMT)

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NEW YORK YANKEES
77-47 W/L, 32-25 Road, 6-4 Last 10, W2 Streak

The Yankees come into this after going 5-2 in their recent home-stand. They have a good road record but their last 9 road games hints at a slump, 4-5.

Looking at the last set of road games also shows that when they play decent teams, with a record over .500, they have almost double the number of losses than wins in the last 20. With the Yankees always a well bet team, Toronto is going to have a good price.

The Yankees start Ivan Nova, who pitches today to give the regular rotation starters a break. This is a reserve pitcher who is going to have to pitch the a Toronto offence that ranks 1st in the MLB in hitting home runs, and 2nd in the MLB in hits. Good luck Nova.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS
64-59 W/L, 31-24 Home, 5-5 Last 10, L2 Streak

Toronto went 1-2 against Boston over the weekend and are back home looking to sort things out for the home fans. They are extremely good at home and will be properly up for this one, not just because playing the Yankees is a big game, but because they have a winning record against the Yankees this season: 5-4 including 2-1 at Toronto.

Brandon Morrow will pitch for Toronto and he is the superior pitcher tonight in my opinion. 2 games ago he had a 1 hit game but threw 137 pitches. It affected him the next match and he got pulled after just 80 pitches. He is now well rested, and I would expect him to have revenge on his mind after getting hit by the Yankees on two occasions this season, both in New York.

For the record, he has also faced the Yankees here in Toronto, and he had a great game.

BETTING VERDICT

Toronto stun the Yankees, scoring a fair few in the process.

The Pick :

Toronto to win!

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take the Toronto Blue Jays @ 1.85 (Pinnacle) - MAIN BET