MLB Betting Preview: The AL East Division last place New York Yankees haven’t had much to celebrate this year but one bright spot has been the production the team has received from veteran RHP Mike Mussina (8-4, 4.26 ERA). Tonight Mussina will attempt to shut down the hot Toronto bats when the teams play at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night. Getting a win in this game could prove difficult as the Jays pitch their hot hand, RHP Jesse Litsch (7-1, 3.18 ERA).MLB Betting oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com currently have the Yankees listed as 136-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Mussina kept the Yankees in the game long enough to overcome a three-run deficit on Friday, plus some. After being hit around for four runs — two earned — in the first inning, Mussina fired five scoreless frames. He would hang around to accumulate a season-high 109 pitches while scattering six hits, walking one and striking out two.
In his last start, the 23-year-old Litsch became the first Blue Jays pitcher to pick up win No. 7 in his first 10 starts of a season since Jays ace Roy Halladay accomplished the feat in 2005. During that Thursday outing, Litsch limited Kansas City to no runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and one walk over seven innings. In May, Litsch went 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA and set a Jays franchise record by going 38 straight innings without walking a batter during one stretch. Litsch is 1-1 with a 6.08 ERA in three career games against New York.
David Eckstein went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in, as the Blue Jays ripped the Yankees 9-3 on Tuesday night.
Toronto cashed as a -110 road pick 'em as the game played over the 8-run total set by oddsmakers.
Rod Barajas was 2-for-5 with two RBIs for the Blue Jays, while winning pitcher Roy Halladay allowed two runs over six innings for Toronto.
Hideki Matsui went 2-for-4 with a RBI for New York, as Dan Giese took the defeat in relief of starter Joba Chamberlain for the Yankees.
Point-Spreads.com MLB Betting pick: Yankees ML -136
