Blue Jays vs Yankees Odds and Betting Lines (Sep. 6)

• The Blue Jays head to New York to play the Yankees riding a four-game winning streak
• The Bronx Bombers, losers of two straight, hold a 4.5-game lead over the Jays in the AL East
• Read on for a preview, full odds and a best bet for Monday’s Labor Day matchup

The Toronto Blue Jays (73-62, 34-33 away) visit the New York Yankees (78-58, 40-27 home) for the first game of a four-game set beginning Monday, September 6, at 1:05pm ET. Trailing the Yankees by 4.5 games, the Blue Jays have won four straight and seven of their last eight as they look to gain more ground in the AL wild-card race.

New York has lost two straight and six of their last eight since reeling off a season-high 13 consecutive wins, and badly need to a win here to maintain its 0.5-game edge over the rival Boston Red in the race for the wild card.

Blue Jays vs Yankees Odds

Odds as of September 5th at DraftKings

Probable Pitchers

The Blue Jays hand the ball to ace Hyun-Jin Ryu (12-8) to open this crucial series. The left-hander has pitched well against the Yankees this season, going 1-0 with a 2.50 ERA in three starts so far.

An Appreciation of Tonight's Jays Starter Hyun Jin Ryu:

I think you have to go back to Roy Halladay to find a Jays pitcher who could locate all of his pitches as effectively as Ryu can… pic.twitter.com/Xb35PyRF7S

— Chris Black (@DownToBlack) April 20, 2021

On top of that, he’s succeeded in flummoxing most of the Yankees lineup, with the Bombers having a less-than-stellar .200 team batting average against him this season. Luke Voit, Anthony Rizzo, Gary Sanchez and Gio Urshela are the only Yankees hitting better than .267 against him in their careers.

Ryu vs Taillon Stats

Over the course of his career, Ryu is 2-2 with a 4.46 ERA in seven career starts against the Bombers, and has never won in Yankee Stadium, going 0-1 in two starts there.

Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers

The Yankees are going with Jameson Taillon (8-5, 4.44 ERA) for this game, with the veteran right-hander coming off his worst outing of the season against the Angels, where he gave up six earned runs in 4.1 innings. That loss was his first since May, and ended a career-high 15-start undefeated streak.

Jameson Taillon reflects on his performance after his outing against the Angels. #YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/Bq91HcDHJ9

— YES Network (@YESNetwork) September 1, 2021

Taillon is 1-1 against the Blue Jays in his career, following up a six-inning win in 2017 with a dud earlier this season, where he gave up eight hits and five earned runs in just 3.2 innings of work in an eventual 7-3 loss.

Blue Jays Rolling

Toronto enters the start of this series having just wrapped up their seventh season sweep of the season, this one against the Oakland A’s. They’re looking to continue upward momentum that has seen the Jays tie a season high by moving 11 games clear of .500. The team is also swinging some hot bats of late as well, with the Blue Jays registering 29 runs during their three-game sweep of Oakland over the weekend.

4 wins in a row ✅
11 games over .500 ✅

Goodnight, #BlueJays fans 💙 pic.twitter.com/WbyyBCfDsr

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 6, 2021

The Blue Jays and Yankees have split their season series so far 6-6, with the Blue Jays holding a slight edge in offense, scoring 44 runs to New York’s 42.

Meanwhile, the Yankees are desperately trying to recapture the magic that the team bottled up in going 13 games unbeaten, a run that ended on Aug. 28. The team has won just twice since then, and is desperate to stay in the hunt for an AL wild card.

Blue Jays vs Yankees Pick

While both teams badly need the win in the thick of a playoff race, the Blue Jays should be able to lean on their hot bats, some streaky momentum and their ace pitcher here to grab a win in the Bronx.

Pick: Blue Jays (+125)