Happ Eyes Fifth Straight Quality Start

J.A. Happ will take the mound for the tenth time of the season, 
looking to get back in the win column. Happ pitched well in his previous performance, 
holding the Orioles to only two runs in 6.1 innings, 
however he received no run support and took the loss. 
The veteran left-hander is having a solid season, sporting a 3.18 ERA and 
a 1.18 WHIP to go with a 2-5 record in 51 innings of work. 
He features strong numbers against the Yankees, 
going 6-2 with a 3.78 ERA in 14 career starts. 
Starlin Castro is 8 for 24 with four RBI’s against Happ, 
while Didi Gregarious is 1 for 11, and Gary Sanchez is 1 for 5 with one homer. 
Justin Smoak continues to hit the long ball, 
belting another two homers with four RBI’s over his last five games. 
The 30-year old first baseman has stepped up big time and 
has really helped fill the power void left by the loss of Encarnacion, 
bashing a total of 22 home runs with 52 RBI’s on the season. 
Smoak has been productive against the Yankees this season, 
smashing two home runs with six RBI’s.

The Blue Jays inconsistent offense is currently averaging 4.14 runs per game, 
ranking them down at 27th in the Majors, and posses a .243 team batting average. 
The Toronto pitching has been average, recording a 4.42 team ERA, 
placing them 16th in the Major Leagues.
 

Sabathia Returns from DL

CC Sabathia will return from the DL and make his 14th start of the season in this contest. 
Sabathia last started on June 13th and left the game after four innings after 
allowing one run (zero earned) to the Angels. 
The veteran left-hander is having another stellar season, 
featuring a 3.46 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP to go with a 7-2 record in 75.1 innings logged. 
He held the Blue Jays to one run in 6.1 innings last month, 
however the Blue Jays tagged him for six runs in four innings in the first meeting this season. 
Overall he owns strong career numbers against Toronto, 
posting a 16-9 record with a 3.47 ERA in 28 career starts. 
Jose Bautista is 6 for 45 against Sabathia, while Justin Smoak is 7 for 22 with two homers, 
and Josh Donaldson is 8 for 34. Brett Gardner is on his best stretch of the season, 
belting two homers along with nine RBI’s over his last ten games. 
The veteran left-fielder is having a terrific year, hitting .260 with 15 home runs and 
40 RBI’s, and is on pace for a career high 22 homers and 69 RBI’s. 
Gardner is 10 for 31 with three homers and four RBI’s against the Blue Jays this season.

The power-hitting Yankees are now averaging a Major League leading 5.65 runs per game, 
and own a .269 team batting average. 
The New York pitching continues to succeed, sporting a 3.95 team ERA, 
placing them sixth in the Majors.

 

I am siding with the Yankees in this matchup. Sabathia usually pitches well against 
the Blue Jays as he held them to one run in 6.1 innings in his latest start, 
and now owns a solid 3.46 career ERA against Toronto, so I am confident siding with him. 
In addition, the Blue Jays simply have not been scoring many runs, 
averaging an abysmal 2.9 runs over their last ten games, 
which provides me more confidence in Sabathia. 
The Yankees are very productive at Yankee Stadium, 
so they should score enough runs to record the win.

 

Pick: New York Yankees -123*

 

 

이 경기는 사바시아의 부상 복귀전으로 뉴욕의 홈경기. 
사바시아는 토론토를 상대로 잘던지는 투수 중의 하나이다. 
최근의 토론토와의 경기에서 6.1인닝 1실점 그리고 토론토에 대한 방어율도 3.46 그래서 이 저자는 뉴욕의 승에 대한 자심감이 있다고 합니다. 
게다가, 토론토는 많은 득점을 하지 못하는 팀이고 지난 10경기의 평균득점이 2.9점에 불과하다. 
그래서 더 뉴욕의 사바시아에게 쏠리는 경기이다. 
뉴욕은 홈 구장에서 더 많은 점수를 내는 팀으로서 이 경기에서도 충분한 점수를 낼것으로 기대를 한다.