Jeff Michaels
(911) Toronto Blue Jays at (912) New York Yankees
3% NY Yankees (-144) over Toronto — NYY w/ Stroman —
Stroman had a pretty impressive first outing, outside of some unearned issues, he ended the game getting the W and keeping his ERA at 0.00. Plus, it definitely doesn’t hurt that their bullpen has been absolutely dominant in 28.1 IP, throwing a combined 1.27 ERA!
The Yankees offense has been hot too, as expected with the lineup that they have going for them, but they are proving that they are again a threat in the AL. They are 3-0 during the day, putting up 5 runs/gm, 2-0 in the opening game of a series thus far, also putting up 5 runs/gm in that situation. Plus, this is their home opener!
They are playing well, should be excited to bring baseball back to Yankees stadium, and they definitely have the offensive and the pitching advantage going against Kikuchi. In his lone start, Kikuchi posted a 6.23 ERA and took the loss.