Free MLB Picks: Yankees at Blue Jays MLB Odds - August 4, 2009

Roy Halladay

Free MLB Picks - Yankees at Blue Jays MLB Odds: Toronto Blue Jays ace righthander Roy Halladay gets the chance to show-off his value today when he faces American League's best, the New York Yankees, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Halladay currently has a 2.68 ERA to go along with an 11-4 record this season. Countering for the Yankees will be Andy Pettitte. The Yankees' lefthander is 8-6 on the season with a 4.51 ERA.

With Halladay getting the start for Toronto, oddsmakers at online sportsbook SBGglobal.com have lined the Blue Jays as -140 moneyline favorites over New York with an 8-run total. Yankees backers are getting +130 moneyline odds.

Halladay, whose name was included in countless rumors last month, survived Friday's Trade Deadline and remains the ace of Toronto's rotation. Lately, the right-hander has been taking the hill without the luxury of run support. Over his past four starts, in which Doc has fashioned a 2.25 ERA, he has posted a 1-2 record due to having only nine runs to work with from his offense. Halladay has just one win over his past seven outings. During that span, he's gone 1-3 with a 3.00 ERA for the Jays.

In his past three starts, Pettitte has limited opponents to six earned runs in 20 innings, a 2.70 ERA, with little to show for it. He does have his health, which is a nice change from the weariness he showed last year around this time.

The Yankees defeated the White Sox 8-5 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Melky Cabrera was 4-5 with a home run and four RBI for New York and Nick Swisher was 2-3 with a pair of runs scored in the win.

The Blue Jays defeated Oakland 7-2 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Alex Rios drove in three runs for Toronto and Aaron Hill hit a two-run home run in the win.

Free MLB Picks: We like Toronto anytime Halladay is on the mound.

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