Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+120) New York (-144)

The Toronto Blue Jays (12-13) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Saturday where they will meet the New York Yankees (15-10). The moneyline on this matchup has Toronto at +120 while New York is sitting at -144. The total is 8. The men taking the mound are Kevin Gausman and Max Fried.

The Blue Jays have compiled 45 doubles as a unit and have knocked 13 baseballs out of the stadium. Toronto has a slugging percentage of .345 and have struck out 181 times, while drawing a walk on 80 occasions. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 3.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 26th in the league. They have accrued 83 runs batted in in addition to 201 hits so far this year, and their batting average is .242. They have earned 88 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .314.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.23 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 33 home runs and also 104 runs in total (13th in baseball). Toronto has conceded 190 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 95 earned runs. The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 3.79 so far this season (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 236 hitters. They have walked 73 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.99 as a unit so far this season.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 63.6% and have come into the game in 28 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 runners on the year with 20.6% of those players earned a run for their team. Blue Jays pitchers have entered the game with players on base 28 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 86 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have earned 17 holds on the season (13th in baseball). They have earned 7 saves this year and have missed out on 4 of 11 save opportunities.

The Blue Jays have converted 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,028 innings, which has them sitting at 9th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 676 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 196 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 19 double plays.

Gausman has taken the mound for 1,749 frames and has accumulated 1,791 punch outs in his career. Gausman (104-104 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.77 and he has gone up against 7,327 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.83 (744 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.253. He has surrendered 1,701 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 491 walks.

New York has compiled 41 home runs so far this season and 132 runs batted in. They have 40 doubles, while taking a walk 100 times as well as scoring 137 runs. The New York Yankees have recorded a team on-base percentage of .344 and a team batting average of .258 this season. The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .462 and they earn 5.48 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have struck out on 241 occasions (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 216 hits.

The New York pitching staff have yielded 106 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.86 (94 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 24 home runs and they allow 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.201 and have a FIP of 3.81 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.50 (232 strikeouts vs 103 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 160.

New York has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 11 save chances and they have converted 9 saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB holding a save rate of 81.8%, and they have sent 79 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 21 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 14.6% out of 41 inherited runners. With 28 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 17 holds and also 2 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 201 assists, 13 errors and have a total of 657 putouts this season. Out of their 1,971 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 73.7% (3rd in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Fried has allowed 808 base hits while totaling 893 K's in 915 innings. He has allowed 307 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.159 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.53 and he has faced 3,746 hitters thus far in his career. Fried (77-36 mark in his career) holds a 3.02 ERA while allowing 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+120)

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