Yankees vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 20, 2026

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The Toronto Blue Jays (21-27) square off against the New York Yankees (30-19) after Daulton Varsho had a four-hit outing in a 5-4 loss to the Yankees. The Yankees are favored (-172) in this matchup with the Blue Jays (+144), which starts at 7:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday. New York has Cam Schlittler starting things off, and Toronto will counter with Trey Yesavage.

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Yankees to win vs Blue Jays -172

Bet $20, Payout $31.63

Yankees vs. Blue Jays betting lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-172)
  • Underdog: Blue Jays (+144)
  • Over/under: 8

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

  • The Yankees are 28-17 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 62.2% of those games).
  • New York has a 9-7 record (winning 56.2% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -172 or shorter.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Yankees have an implied win probability of 63.2%.
  • New York has played in 49 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 22 times (22-24-3).
  • The Yankees have put together a 25-24-0 record ATS this season (covering 51% of the time).

Yankees hitting info

  • Cody Bellinger is batting .272 with 11 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 32 walks.
  • Among batters in MLB, Bellinger ranks 76th in homers and 15th in RBI.
  • Bellinger takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, a home run, four walks and three RBIs.
  • Ben Rice has shown his power as he leads his team with 16 home runs and 33 RBI, with a team-best .297 batting average.
  • Rice ranks third in home runs among hitters in MLB and 12th in RBI.
  • Rice heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .261 with a double, three home runs and four RBIs.
  • Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 16 home runs.
  • Trent Grisham is batting .169 with six doubles, a triple, six home runs and 30 walks.

Yankees pitching rankings

  • The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Yankees pitching staff ranks seventh in MLB.
  • New York’s 3.38 team ERA ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Yankees have the third-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.179).
  • Yankees pitchers combine to allow 39 home runs (0.8 per game), the second-fewest in baseball.
  • New York struck out seven Blue Jays batters while allowing nine hits in a 5-4 win in its last game.

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

  • This season, the Blue Jays have been the underdog 19 times and won five, or 26.3%, of those games.
  • Toronto has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +144 moneyline set for this game.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 41% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
  • So far this season, Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 23 of its 48 games with a total.
  • The Blue Jays have an ATS record of 22-26-0 in 48 games with a spread this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been key for Toronto with three home runs, 21 RBI and a batting average of .280 this season.
  • Among all batters in the majors, Guerrero’s home run total is 170th, and his RBI total is 92nd.
  • Ernie Clement is batting .287 to lead Toronto, while adding three homers and 16 runs batted in this season.
  • Clement ranks 170th in homers and 168th in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
  • Clement heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .182 with a home run, two walks and four RBIs.
  • Varsho has collected 45 base hits, an OBP of .346 and a slugging percentage of .438 this season.
  • Varsho enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .500 with two doubles, a triple, two walks and two RBIs.
  • Kazuma Okamoto is batting .228 this season with a team-high 10 home runs and 27 RBI.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

  • The Blue Jays strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
  • Toronto pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.09 ERA this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
  • The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of 1.308 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
  • With 49 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 13th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Toronto pitchers struck out 12 Yankees hitters while allowing six base hits in a 5-4 loss its last time out.
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