A pair of clubs in the AL East — the New York Yankees (77-62) and the Toronto Blue Jays (81-59) — meet on Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET, at Yankee Stadium.
The Blue Jays (+119 underdog moneyline odds to win) are away versus the Yankees (-139). The New York Yankees will give the start to Cam Schlittler (2-2, 2.61 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Blue Jays will counter with Kevin Gausman (8-10, 3.75 ERA).
The Blue Jays took down the Reds 13-9 Wednesday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 2 for 4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs, and Shane Bieber got the win, pitching six innings, giving up five earned runs on five hits while striking out six.
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New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Yankees (-139, bet $139 to win $100)Underdog: Blue Jays (+119, bet $100 to win $119)Over/under: 8.5Yankees vs. Blue Jays: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, September 5, 2025Game time: 7:05 p.m. ETLocation: The Bronx, New YorkStadium: Yankee StadiumTV channel: MLB Network, YES, and SNETLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Yankees stats and trendsYankees betting recordsThis season, the Yankees have been favored 117 times and won 67, or 57.3%, of those games.New York has a record of 55-35 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -139 on the moneyline.The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 58.2% chance of a victory for the Yankees.New York and its opponents have hit the over in 67 of its 138 games with a total this season.The Yankees are 63-75-0 against the spread this season.Cam Schlittler (Yankees probable starter)Schlittler gets the start for the Yankees, his 10th of the season. He is 2-2 with a 2.61 ERA and 54 strikeouts through 48 1/3 innings pitched.In his last appearance on Saturday, the righty tossed six innings against the Chicago White Sox, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.The 24-year-old has amassed a 2.61 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings across nine games this season, while allowing a batting average of .226 to his opponents.Schlittler is looking for his fourth quality start in a row.Schlittler will try to go five or more innings for his seventh straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing.In two of his nine total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.The opposing Blue Jays offense has the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.435) and is 10th in MLB play with 173 home runs. It has a collective .270 batting average, and is first in MLB with 1291 total hits and fourth in MLB play scoring 704 runs.Head-to-head against the Blue Jays this season, Schlittler has pitched five innings, giving up two earned runs on seven hits while striking out three.Yankees batting statsThe Yankees lead Major League Baseball in home runs with 239.Hitters for New York lead the majors with a combined .458 team slugging percentage.The Yankees have a team batting average of .251 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.No team has scored more than the 733 runs New York has this season.The Yankees have an OBP of .331 this season, which ranks third in MLB.New York ranks 25th with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.Blue Jays stats and trendsBlue Jays betting recordsThe Blue Jays have been chosen as underdogs in 69 games this year and have walked away with the win 40 times (58%) in those games.Toronto has a mark of 8-8 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +119 or worse on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 45.7% chance of pulling out a win.Toronto’s games have gone over the total in 78 of its 139 opportunities.The Blue Jays are 81-58-0 against the spread in their 139 games that had a posted line this season.Kevin Gausman (Blue Jays probable starter)Gausman makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 28th of the season. He is 8-10 with a 3.75 ERA and 157 strikeouts in 160 2/3 innings pitched.His most recent time out was on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when the righty threw seven innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.75, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 27 games this season. Opponents are batting .212 against him.Gausman has registered 13 quality starts this year.Gausman will try to build on a 13-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.9 frames per appearance).In five of his 27 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.He will take the mound against a Yankees offense that is hitting .251 as a unit (10th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .458 (first in the league) with 239 total home runs (first in MLB action).Gausman has a 5.52 ERA and a 1.636 WHIP against the Yankees this season in 14 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .232 batting average over three appearances.Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 34-year-old ranks 27th in ERA (3.75), 11th in WHIP (1.052), and 26th in K/9 (8.8).Blue Jays batting statsThe Blue Jays are 10th in MLB play with 173 total home runs.So far this season, Toronto is fourth in baseball, slugging .435.The Blue Jays’ .270 batting average leads the majors.Toronto scores the fourth-most runs in baseball (704 total, 5.0 per game).The Blue Jays have a league-leading .339 on-base percentage.