{"id":15183,"date":"2011-04-29T09:19:24","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T14:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=15183"},"modified":"2011-04-29T09:19:24","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T14:19:24","slug":"free-picks-toronto-blue-jays-at-new-york-yankees-mlb-betting-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/free-picks-toronto-blue-jays-at-new-york-yankees-mlb-betting-preview-15183\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Picks: Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees MLB Betting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees are set to face off in a three-game weekend series starting Friday night inside Yankee Stadium<\/p>\n

Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Toronto Blue Jays head to the Bronx off a series win versus Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Toronto picked up a 5-2 victory in its series finale against Texas to take the series, 3-1, while also dodging a potential hamstring injury from star outfielder Jose Bautista.\u00a0 He suffered tightness in his hamstring after a diving catch in the fifth inning, but was able to run the bases fine when he singled in the sixth.\u00a0 \u201cWe dodged what could have been an unfortunate incident,\u201d manager John Farrell stated.\u00a0 \u201cIt was a scary moment, but at the same time we\u2019re fortunate that nothing is broken.\u201d\u00a0 The heart of the Blue Jays order continues to provide a ton of offense, as Bautista has reached base in 21 of his 22 games this season, while Lind finished the four-game series with the Rangers hitting .471 with three home runs and eight RBIs.\u00a0 Toronto is 8-10 versus right-handed starters this season.<\/p>\n

Blue Jays starting pitcher Ricky Romero is 1-3 with a 3.00 ERA in five starts this season, allowing hitters to hit for a combined .230 average.\u00a0 The left-hander will be making his third appearance on the road, producing an 0-2 mark and 5.11 ERA.\u00a0 Romero will be facing the Yankees for the seventh time and has gone 2-2 with a 5.70 ERA.\u00a0 During his last start, he allowed just five hits while striking out 10, but received no run support.\u00a0 \u201cI felt great,\u201d Romero stated.\u00a0 \u201cAfter giving up the two runs and you put up zeroes after that, I think you leave the game feeling pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York salvaged a split of a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox with a dominating 12-3 victory on Thursday.\u00a0 The Yankees were led offensively by the play of outfielder Nick Swisher, who provided his first home run and collected four RBIs.\u00a0 \u201cI definitely had been working about that first home run,\u201d Swisher commented.\u00a0 \u201cI had been trying a lot that last week.\u201d\u00a0 He may need to provide the same type of output when the team faces Romero, as shortstop Derek Jeter and first baseman Mark Teixeira are a combined 4-for-28 against the left-hander.\u00a0 New York is 80-50 versus left-handed starters the past three years.<\/p>\n

Yankees starting pitcher Freddy Garcia will be making his third start of the season, coming in with a 1-0 mark and 0.69 ERA.\u00a0 The right-hander last started on April 24 at Baltimore, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings in the team\u2019s 6-3 win in 11 innings.\u00a0 He has held opponents to two earned runs or less in each of his last seven regular season starts dating back to last season.\u00a0 Garcia has garnered a 6-5 record and 6.10 ERA in 14 career starts versus Toronto.<\/p>\n

Bettors will be interested in backing the Blue Jays due to their 5-2 mark in Romero\u2019s last seven starts as a road underdog, while the Yankees are 1-4 in Friday games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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