Blue Jays-Yankees Lines Preview

The New York Yankees will be trying to extend a winning streak on Monday when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. The Blue Jays will give the ball to starter Marc Rzepczynski in this one. Lefthander Rzepczynski is 1-3 this season with a 3.74 ERA. It'll be Sergio Mitre toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Righthander Mitre is 1-0 with a 7.50 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Blue Jays defeated Baltimore 7-3 as a -230 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). Marco Scutaro was 4-5 with a home run and two RBI for Toronto and Roy Halladay allowed two earned runs on nine hits over eight innings. The Yankees defeated Boston 5-2 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Andy Pettitte pitched seven shutout innings for New York, while Mark Teixeira, Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez all hit solo home runs in the win. Current streak: Toronto has won 2 straight games. New York has won 7 straight games. Team records: Toronto: 53-57 SU New York: 69-42 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing Baltimore are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 New York most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Toronto are 8-2 After playing Boston are 4-6 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Toronto The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Toronto Next up: NY Yankees home to Toronto, Tuesday, August 11