MLB: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays – Picks and Predictions

The New York Yankees will play the Toronto Blue Jays in game one of a three-game series at the Rogers Centre on Monday, May 2nd, 2022.

The New York Yankees are on fire and have the best record in the league with a 16-6 record. The Yankees have swept their last three series against the Cleveland Guardians, Baltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Royals, all of whom are below.500. The Yankees are 1.5 games ahead of the Blue Jays entering this series, so all they need is one win in this three-game set to stay in first place. On the other hand, the Toronto Blue Jays took care of business against the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon, winning 3-2 at home as favourites. Toronto lost the first game of the series, but won the next two to win the series and improve to 15-8 this season, eight games above.500. The Blue Jays are 9-4 at home this season and will attempt to win again on Monday night at the Rogers Centre.

For the first game of the series, the New York Yankees are expected to use a left-handed pitcher. In his first 20.0 innings with the Yankees, Montgomery is 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP. Montgomery has performed well in his mid-rotation role for the Yankees so far in 2022, and he’ll be looking for another strong performance today. In 2021, Monty struggled a lot against this Blue Jays lineup, but he hasn’t faced them yet this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays will send right-hander right-hander to the mound against a strong Yankees offence. Stripling has a 0-0 record, a 3.60 ERA, and a 1.13 WHIP over 15.0 innings of work. Stripling posted a 4.50 ERA versus the Yankees in 2021, and his early results in the 2022 season have been inconsistent.

I’m going with the Yankees because they’re playing superior ball on both sides of the plate right now. This series, like the previous, should be extremely competitive, but I believe the Yankees are now one step ahead of Toronto.