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MLB Prop Bets: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays (August 21, 2026)

The Toronto Blue Jays (63-66) face the New York Yankees (72-55) at Yankee Stadium on Friday at 7:05pm (ET). Let's take a look at the MLB Prop Bets for the matchup. Cam Schlittler is the probable pitcher for the Yankees, while the Blue Jays' probable pitcher remains unclear.

  • The Blue Jays have a 64-61-4 O/U record this season (meaning 64 games have gone over the total runs line, 61 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Yankees have a 51-71-5 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

  • The Blue Jays are averaging 4.0 runs per game this season (28th in the league). Comparatively, the Yankees are averaging +0.5 more at 4.4 runs (17th).
  • In the field, the Blue Jays are allowing 4.4 runs per game this season (T13th in the league), while the Yankees are allowing an average of 3.7 runs (1st).

Let's take a look at how these teams perform in some other key statistical areas.

Batting Insights:

Batting Average

  • Looking at their batting averages this season, the Blue Jays are at .244 (ranking 14th in the Major leagues), while the Yankees are batting .230 (28th).

Home Runs

  • In terms of total home runs this season, the Yankees are one of the best in the Major Leagues, hitting 175 to rank 2nd. Alternatively, the Blue Jays are at the opposite end of the home run standings, hitting just 123 (28th).

Runs Batted In

  • Finally, looking at their runs batted in, the Blue Jays have recorded 490 RBIs to rank 28th in the MLB this season. Comparatively, the Yankees have recorded 538 RBIs to rank 18th.

Pitching Insights:

Earned Run Average

  • The Yankees have an earned run average of 3.22 this season (1st in the Majors), while The Blue Jays have an ERA of 3.96 (10th).

Strikeouts

  • Turning our attention to total strikeouts, the Blue Jays have recorded 1115 this season, ranking 10th in the MLB. Meanwhile, the Yankees rank 8th for total strikeouts, recording 1145.

Opponent Batting Average

  • Opponents are batting an average of .223 against the Yankees this season (3rd in the Major Leagues). Comparatively, the Blue Jays' opponents are at .239 (13th).

First Innings Moneyline

  • Here are their first innings moneyline records in 2026.
    Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral Last 10
    Blue Jays 23-36-70 11-20-35 12-16-35 15-21-32 8-15-38 0-0-0 1-2-7
    Yankees 31-30-66 16-13-29 15-17-37 26-22-54 5-8-12 0-0-0 0-2-8

Lead After Three Innings

  • Here are their records after the first three innings in 2026.
    Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral Last 10
    Blue Jays 42-54-33 20-27-19 22-27-14 25-26-17 17-28-16 0-0-0 3-3-4
    Yankees 54-37-36 23-16-19 31-21-17 43-29-30 11-8-6 0-0-0 3-2-5

NRFI/YRFI

  • The NRFI is 67-62 in Blue Jays games this season. The Yankees have a 64-63 NRFI record.

Last Time They Met

The Yankees recorded a 4-3 extra innings victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Sunday. Ben Rice went yard en route to that victory, hitting a home run to go with 2 RBIs.