Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/27/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+162) New York (-196)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (15-10) will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (12-13) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Toronto at +162 and New York is priced at -196. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Chris Bassitt and Clarke Schmidt.

Toronto is slugging .345 and have been called out on strikes 181 times, while drawing a walk on 80 occasions. They have accrued 83 RBI's and 201 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .242. The Blue Jays have accounted for 45 doubles as a unit and have knocked 13 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 88 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .314. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 3.5 runs/g, which has them at 25th in MLB.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 3.79 this season (10th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 236 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 33 home runs in addition to 104 runs in total (13th in the league). They have walked 73 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.99 as a squad over the course of the season. Toronto has given up 190 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 95 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.23 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 28 times as well as having 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 17 holds over the course of the season (16th in the league). The Blue Jays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 63.6% and have entered the game in 28 save situations. They have compiled 7 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 4 of 11 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 base runners so far this season with 20.6% of those players ended up scoring. The Blue Jays have sent 86 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Blue Jays have converted 71.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,028 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 10th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 676 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 196 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which is 15th in the majors, and they have turned 19 double plays.

Bassitt has taken the hill for 1,136 frames and is sitting with 1,059 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.55 (448 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.232. He has given up 1,037 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 363 walks. Bassitt (74-57 career mark) has a FIP of 3.50 while going up against 4,793 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

New York has accounted for 41 home runs this year to go along with 132 RBIs. They have hit 40 doubles, while walking 100 times as well as putting up 137 runs. The New York Yankees have accounted for an on-base percentage of .344 in addition to a batting average of .258 this season. The Yankees hold a slugging % of .462 and they are earning 5.48 runs per outing (2nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 241 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have a total of 216 base hits.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.201 with a FIP of 3.80 as a team on the season. They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 160. The New York pitching staff have given up 106 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.86 (94 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (232 strikeouts against 103 free passes). They have given up 24 dingers and they allow 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 14.6% out of 41 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 21 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with runners on. With 28 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 17 holds and 2 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 81.8%, and they have dispatched 79 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. New York has called on relievers to take the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have tallied 9 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Yankees have accrued 201 assists, 13 errors and have earned a total of 657 putouts for the season. Out of their 1,971 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 73.7% (3rd in baseball).

Schmidt (19-21 career mark) has a 4.06 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.81 and he has gone up against 1,399 batters so far in his career. He has allowed a total of 146 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.327 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. During his MLB career, Schmidt has given up 315 base hits while tallying 320 punch outs in 323 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+162)

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