Bryan Mitchell (0-0, 0.00 ERA) and Marcus Stroman (9-6, 4.58 ERA) take the hill in the last of a three-game series between the New York Yankees (72-65) and the Toronto Blue Jays (77-61) at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won the last game 7-6, and New York leads the series 2-0. Action begins at 7:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sep. 7 and can be seen on RSN and YES.
This is the first time Mitchell will pitch this season. He pitched 29.2 innings last season, finishing 0-2 with a 6.37 ERA, 1.79 WHIP, and 29 strikeoutsCarlos Beltran (.297, 66 Rs, 26 HRs, 82 RBIs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 5 with one RBI. Stroman went 6.0 innings, surrendering four runs (one unearned), striking out three and walking two in an 8-3 defeat to the Rays in his most recent start. Edwin Encarnacion (.270, 86 Rs, 37 HRs, 112 RBIs, 2 SBs) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 5 yesterday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs.
Notes
In their last game, the Blue Jays lost by a margin of one run. The Yankees are 23-9 in one-run games. The Blue Jays have a 15-23 record in close games.
The Yankees managed to give up eight walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Blue Jays who are coming in with a 3-4 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
It looks like the Yankees have a slight leg up on the Blue Jays, as the Yankees have won their last three games while the Blue Jays have lost their last two.
When they outhit their opponents, the Blue Jays are 62-10. The Yankees have a 55-8 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 20th in runs, New York has earned 584 this season. Toronto ranks sixth with 675 runs.
Ranking 25th, New York is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.719). Toronto ranks in the top 10 at eighth with an OPS of .766.
When the Blue Jays allow at least one home run, they are 47-47. When the Yankees allow one or more homers, they have a 42-53 record.
