Blue Jays-Yankees Preview

The division rival Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Yankee Stadium. Righthander Dustin McGowan will take the mound for the Blue Jays to start this game. McGowan is 4-4 this season with a 3.95 ERA. McGowan's opponent in this one will be Chien-Ming Wang. The Yankees ace righthander has a 4.14 ERA to go along with a 6-2 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 164-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 5-1 and evened the three-game series as a -140 favorite on Wednesday. The game's six runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Johnny Damon went 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI, and Wilson Betemit homered for the Yankees. Mike Mussina picked up his ninth win of the season with a five-hit performance over six innings. Scott Rolen drove in the lone Blue Jays run. Jesse Litsch gave up four runs off 10 hits over 5 1-3 innings in the loss. The Blue Jays were +130 underdogs in that game. Team records: Toronto: 32-29 SU New York: 29-30 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Baltimore are 7-3 After playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 7-3 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Toronto is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games Toronto is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Toronto The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home Next up: Toronto home to Baltimore, Friday, June 6 NY Yankees home to Kansas City, Friday, June 6