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MLB: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays | 20 August, 7:05 AM (PST) 


Mary C

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POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUPS: 

NEW YORK YANKEES: 

C | Kyle Higashioka 

FB | Anthony Rizzo 

SB | DJ LeMahieu 

S | Isaiah Kiner-Falefa 

TB | Josh Donaldson 

LF | Joey Gallo 

CF | Aaron Hicks 

RF | Aaron Judge 

DH | Giancarlo Stanton 

 

TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 

C | Danny Jansen 

FB | Vladimir Guerrero 

SB | Cavan Biggio 

S | Bo Bichette 

TB | Matt Chapman 

LF | Lourdes Gurriel 

CF | George Springer 

RF | Teoscar Hernandez 

DH | Alejandro Kirk 

 

 

A battle in the American League East is about to unfold in the August 19-22 series of the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. Saturday, August 20, is scheduled to be game two for the two rivals, and the fixture will be held at the Yankee Stadium in New York, courtesy of the Yankees. 

 

Starting with the dear home team Yankees, the New York team is at quite a rough patch. While they’re solid on top of the AL East, they’ve lost two of three games to the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, and even got swept by the St. Louis Cardinals. This isn’t the same Yankees everyone was cheering for during the start of this season. Shakily holding onto fourth place in the MLB, they might soon be thrust down to 5th if the Atlanta Braves catch up as they’re only 2 losses behind. Garnering 73 losses and 45 losses, Aaron Judge still leads the Yankees’ batting average while Gerrit Cole, Jameson Taillon, and Nestor Cortes remain the team’s pitching leaders. 

 

The Toronto Blue Jays have collected 62 wins and 54 losses this season. Third in the AL East and 11th in the MLB, this Canadian team finished ninth last season and still has the time to outdo their previous bearings. As of their recent games though, Toronto has had some trouble fending off the Orioles this week. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. have positioned themselves as the Blue Jays’ batting leaders, with Alek Manoah and Kevin Gausman taking care of the pitching side of things. 

 

Team Statistics 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

AVG

 
 

R 

 
 

H 

 
 

HR 

 
 

OBP 

 
 

SLG 

 
 

ERA 

 
 

WHIP 

 
 

BB 

 
 

K 

 
 

TOR 

 
 

.262 

 
 

544 

 
 

1038 

 
 

147 

 
 

.325 

 
 

.432 

 
 

3.94 

 
 

1.23 

 
 

310 

 
 

947 

 
 

NYY 

 
 

.242 

 
 

605 

 
 

957 

 
 

195 

 
 

.327 

 
 

.436 

 
 

3.30 

 
 

1.11 

 
 

317 

 
 

1070 

 

Alas, we’ve placed our bets, and it’s in favor of the Toronto Blue Jays. While numbers support New York to be the better team on paper, it’s quite dangerous to rely on them due to their most recent games. The Yankees need to recuperate to get back on track. We just don’t see it against the Blue Jays, or immediately soon.  

 

7:05 AM (PST), Saturday, August 20, 2022. Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY.  

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