Michael Pineda (5-5, 1.89 ERA) and the New York Yankees (0-1) meet R.A. Dickey (14-13, 3.71 ERA) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1-0) in the second of a three-game division series at Yankee Stadium. The Blue Jays won the last game 6-1 and Toronto leads the series 1-0. The game starts at 7:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Apr. 8 and will air on RSN and YES.
Pineda is 1-2 with a 4.11 ERA and 1.24 WHIP against the Blue Jays in his career. Brett Gardner (.250 ) went 1 for 4 Monday with one run, one home run, and one RBI. In his pitching opportunities against the Yankees, Dickey is 6-3 with a 2.64 ERA, 60 strikeouts and 22 walks. Kevin Pillar (.500 ) has been doing well to start the season, going 2 for 4 Monday with one run and one stolen base.
New York is a -135 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is seven runs.
The only other game between the two teams went Toronto’s way.
Predictions: SU Winner – TOR, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees’s last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees’s last 7 games when playing Toronto.
NY Yankees are 20-4 SU in their last 24 games when playing at home against Toronto.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 7 games when playing NY Yankees.
