The Yankees and Blue Jays will meet in a crucial four-game AL East series starting tonight at 7:07 p.m. ET. On Monday, Blue Jays SP Max Scherzer continues his return from a thumb injury on his throwing hand, with Yankees ace Carlos Rodon on the mound on the other side.
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With the Blue Jays (45-38) only three games back from the AL East lead, they’ll have an opportunity to steal the division lead from the Yankees (48-35) in Toronto. The Jays have been markedly better at home this year, with a 25-16 record in Toronto.
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Yankees vs. Blue Jays Picks, Predictions Today
Here are three of the top Yankees vs. Blue Jays picks and predictions today to target on PrizePicks. Use this analysis to help you build your MLB lineup on PrizePicks on Monday, June 30. Click each pick to read more.
- Blue Jays SP Max Scherzer – 5.5 Strikeouts
- Yankees 3B Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 5.5 Fantasy Score
- Blue Jays 2B Will Wagner – 0.5 Total Bases
Blue Jays SP Max Scherzer – 5.5 Strikeouts
- In his first start since his thumb injury, Scherzer threw 83 pitches, striking out four against the Indians.
- Scherzer said he could have thrown 10 more pitches in his last start, so he may be closer to 90 in this game.
- Two starts ago, in Triple-A, Scherzer experienced some expected soreness after pitching 75 pitches.
- Although it was a small sample, Scherzer struggled to get swings and misses in that start, with only a 3.6% SwStr% on his four-seam fastball — his career average is 10.3%.
- Additionally, his SwStr% on his curveball was down significantly (25.4% in 2024, 13.6% so far in 2025), and he has not generated a swing and miss on his 20 changeups thrown.
- Scherzer walked three batters in his return to the mound. The Yankees have the third-highest BB% vs. RHP this year (10.1%).
- Scherzer has struck out just 45 batters over his last 51.1 innings pitched in MLB — a middling 8.8 K/9 rate.
Yankees 3B Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 5.5 Fantasy Score
- As Scherzer ages, his problems with lefties have become more significant, sporting a 5.62 xFIP in a limited sample in 2024, and 4.53 xFIP in 2023.
- Yankees 3B Jazz Chisholm’s wRC+ jumped from 95 vs. LHP to 149 vs. RHP this year, mostly due to significantly more power vs. righties.
- Chisholm sports an impressive .319 ISO vs. RHP on the season.
- However, Chisholm has struggled away from home this year, with a .264 OBP and a .130 ISO.
Blue Jays 2B Will Wagner – 0.5 Total Bases
- Blue Jays 2B Will Wagner was recalled from Triple-A on Saturday — he previously made the opening day roster
- In his first stint with the major league club, Wagner batted .186 with 11 hits and two RBIs in 20 games.
- Wagner’s numbers get worse vs. left-handed pitching, which he’ll face today.
- Wagner will bat out of the nine hole at home — the least likely spot to get additional at-bats.
- Wagner is 5-for-26 vs. LHP in career MLB games and 1-of-13 in the minors vs. southpaws in 2025.
- Rodon has allowed .154 batting average to left-handed hitters this year, with a 45% strikeout rate vs. left-handed hitters on the road in 11.1 innings.
- Wagner was hitless in seven of his last nine starts in MLB during his last stint.
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The Yankees vs. Blue Jays series has significant playoff implications in the AL East, as the third-place Blue Jays can close the gap between the Yankees in one of the most competitive divisions in baseball.
The series gets started on Monday with a key matchup between Scherzer and Rodon on the mound.
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