Justin Turner and the Toronto Blue Jays (9-8) will square off with Juan Soto and the New York Yankees (12-5) at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, April 16. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 PM ET.
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Blue Jays vs. Yankees Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Time: 7:07 PM ET
- TV: YES
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- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Venue: Rogers Centre
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Pitching Matchup
Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi
- The Blue Jays are sending Yusei Kikuchi (0-1) to the mound for his fourth start of the season. He is 0-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, the left-hander went six innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
- The 32-year-old has an ERA of 2.30, with 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in three games this season. Opposing hitters have a .224 batting average against him.
- Kikuchi will look to continue a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 5.1 frames per appearance).
Yankees: Carlos Rodón
- Carlos Rodon makes the start for the Yankees, his fourth of the season. He is 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA and 13 strikeouts through 15 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Tuesday, the left-hander threw six innings against the Miami Marlins, allowing no earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- In three games this season, the 31-year-old has amassed an ERA of 1.72, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .258 against him.
- Rodon heads into this outing with one quality start under his belt this year.
- Rodon will look to build upon a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he's averaging 5.1 innings per outing).
- In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
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Team Comparison
Blue Jays | Yankees | |
---|---|---|
3.8 | Runs Scored (PG) | 4.7 |
4.7 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 3.6 |
.229 | Batting AVG | .246 |
.257 | Batting AVG Against | .216 |
14 | Home Runs | 19 |
27 | Home Runs Allowed | 13 |
Blue Jays Offensive Leaders
- Turner's batting average this year is .362, and he has an OPS of 1.040 (.466 on-base, .574 slugging). He has one homer and eight RBI, plus seven runs scored. His strikeout rate is 15.5%, and his walk rate is 15.5%.
- In 2024, George Springer is batting .215, with a .329 on-base percentage and a .338 slugging percentage. He has two home runs and four RBI, plus nine runs scored and three steals on three attempts. His strikeout rate is 13.2%, and his walk rate is 14.5%.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s current batting average is .188, and he has three home runs and six RBI, plus eight runs scored. He has a .675 OPS (.316 on-base, .359 slugging). His strikeout rate is 18.4%, and his walk rate is 14.5%.
- The Blue Jays' Bo Bichette is batting .217, with a .277 on-base percentage and a .333 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 15.4%, and his walk rate is 6.2%. He has one home run and five RBI, plus seven runs scored and two steals on two attempts.
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Yankees Offensive Leaders
- Soto is batting .328/.457/.516 this season with a walk rate of 19.8% and a strikeout rate of 12.3%. Additionally, he's swatted three homers while driving in 15 runs and scoring 11 times. Plus, he's stolen one base on two attempts.
- In 70 plate appearances this season, Anthony Volpe has put up a .373 average with a .464 OBP and .542 SLG. He's also swatted two homers with eight RBI and 14 runs, including six steals, while putting up a 14.3% strikeout rate and 14.3% walk rate.
- So far this season, Aaron Judge has produced a batting average of .194 with an OPS of .774 (.354 OBP; .419 SLG), while clubbing three dingers with seven runs and nine RBI. He's drawing free passes at a 20.3% clip and fanning 21.5% of the time.
- At the plate, Alex Verdugo is hitting .224/.333/.379 this season with a walk rate of 14.5% and a strikeout rate of 8.7%. Additionally, he's blasted two home runs while driving in five runs and scoring nine times.
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