Michael Pineda (6-10, 5.07 ERA) and Marco Estrada (7-5, 2.95 ERA) are on the hill in the second of a three-game series between the New York Yankees (61-57) and the Toronto Blue Jays (67-52) at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won the last game 1-0, and New York leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 7:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 16 and can be seen on RSN and YES.
Pineda pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering two runs, striking out three and walking two in a 4-2 win over the Red Sox. Carlos Beltran (.302, 56 Rs, 24 HRs, 69 RBIs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 4 with two runs. Estrada went 5.0 innings, surrendering three runs (one unearned), striking out six and walking four in a 9-2 defeat to the Rays in his last outing. Josh Donaldson (.291, 93 Rs, 28 HRs, 79 RBIs, 6 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday.
Notes
The Blue Jays lost their last game by a one-run margin. In games decided by one run, the Yankees are 20-9. The Blue Jays are 13-20 in close games this season.
When leading after seven innings, New York is 34-29, while Toronto is 26-24.
The Blue Jays didn’t score any runs in their last game. The Yankees have a 6-0 record when they don’t allow any runs.
When they outhit their opponents, the Yankees are 46-8. The Blue Jays have a 53-9 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 22nd in runs, New York has earned 488 this season. Toronto ranks sixth with 567 runs.
Ranking 23rd, New York is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.710). Toronto ranks in the top 10 with an OPS of .759.
The Blue Jays are 39-39 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Yankees are 36-46 when they allow at least one homer.
