Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees

- If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees meet at Yankee Stadium. Lefthander Ricky Romero will take the mound for the Blue Jays to start this game. Romero is 10-5 this season with a 3.66 ERA. Starting this game for the Yankees will be AJ Burnett. The righthander has a 3.67 ERA to go along with a 10-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 221-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total is sitting at 9. Back-to-back homers from Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada highlighted a four-run eighth inning, as the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 7-5 on Tuesday night. New York won as -220 home favorites as the game played OVER the 10-run total listed by sportsbooks. Posada finished 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Yankees, while David Robertson picked up the win in relief of starter Joba Chamberlain for New York. Lyle Overbay drove in three runs for Toronto, as Jesse Carlson was handed the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Team records: Toronto: 54-58 SU New York: 70-43 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 2-8 After playing NY Yankees are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 New York most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 8-2 After playing Toronto are 9-1 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Toronto is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games on the road Toronto is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Toronto is 2-8 SU in their last 10 games when playing NY Yankees NY Yankees are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games NY Yankees are 14-2 SU in their last 16 games at home NY Yankees are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing Toronto NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto Next up: Toronto at Tampa Bay, Friday, August 14 NY Yankees at Seattle, Thursday, August 13