New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/15/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-160) Toronto (+132)

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (59-64) will play the New York Yankees (68-53) on Saturday. The odds on this game have New York at -160 and Toronto is opening at +132. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Cam Schlittler and Simeon Woods Richardson.

The Yankees have tallied 185 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 169 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging rate of .411 and have struck out 1,109 times, while being walked on 443 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 14th in the league. They have amassed 519 RBI's and 925 hits this season, and their team batting average sits at .231. They have notched a total of 545 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .310.

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The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 3.28 this season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,091 batters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 121 long balls and 456 total runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 371 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.67 as a team this season. New York has yielded 900 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 394 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.18.

The Yankees have dispatched 407 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 210 base runners so far this year and 22.4% of those runners ended up scoring. The relievers are sitting with 65 holds on the season (14th in the league). Yankees relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 146 times in addition to having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 34 saves over the course of the season and have blown 21 out of their 55 chances to save the game. The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 61.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 121 save situations.

The New York Yankees have amassed 3,245 putouts for the season, as well as 1,072 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which has them sitting 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 93 double plays. The Yankees have turned 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,735 innings, which has them ranked 6th in baseball.

Schlittler (14-9 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 2.43 while going up against 883 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 163 base hits (6.7 hits per nine innings) with 62 walks. His earned run average is 2.46 (60 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.026. Schlittler has taken the mound for 219 innings and has earned 266 K's in his career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .303 and a batting average of .242 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 894 occasions (28th in MLB) and have 1,000 base hits. Toronto has accumulated 115 HRs for the year as well as 461 runs batted in. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .375 and they tally 3.92 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have hit 190 doubles, while getting a free base 337 times as well as scoring 482 runs.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.322 and have a FIP of 3.99 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (1,073 strikeouts vs 457 bases on balls). They rank 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 991. They have conceded 129 HR's and they surrender 4.46 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 543 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.01 (488 earned runs relinquished).

Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.0% of 189 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 156 times in high leverage situations in addition to 134 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 140 save situations, the Blue Jays have recorded 80 holds and 15 blown saves. They are currently ranked 5th in the league holding a save rate of 73.2%, and they have sent 455 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign.

In 9,858 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (18th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 83 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 1,052 assists, 78 errors and have earned a total of 3,286 putouts during this campaign.

Richardson (12-17 career record) has a 4.78 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and he has faced 1,311 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 160 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.393 and having a FIP of 4.7. During his MLB career, Richardson has given up 296 base hits while he has tallied 258 K's in 301 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-160)

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