Yankees vs. Blue Jays Probable Starting Pitchers Today - September 19

The New York Yankees (76-74) and Toronto Blue Jays (83-67) battle in AL East play, on Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET.

The Yankees will call on Clarke Schmidt (9-8) versus the Blue Jays and Yusei Kikuchi (9-6).

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Yankees vs. Blue Jays Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
• Time: 7:05 PM ET
• TV: YES
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Venue: Yankee Stadium
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• Probable Pitchers: Schmidt - NYY (9-8, 4.56 ERA) vs Kikuchi - TOR (9-6, 3.81 ERA)

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Yankees Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Clarke Schmidt

• Schmidt (9-8) will take the mound for the Yankees, his 30th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed seven hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.
• The 27-year-old has pitched to a 4.56 ERA this season with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.5 walks per nine across 30 games.
• In 29 starts this season, he's earned five quality starts.
• Schmidt has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
• In 30 appearances this season, he has finished five without allowing an earned run.

Clarke Schmidt vs. Blue Jays

• The Blue Jays have scored 679 runs this season, which ranks 16th in MLB. They have 1316 hits, eighth in baseball, with 172 home runs (18th in the league).
• The right-hander has faced the Blue Jays one time this season, allowing them to go 3-for-21 with a double and two home runs in 5 2/3 innings.

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Blue Jays Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Yusei Kikuchi

• Kikuchi (9-6) is looking for his 10th victory when he takes the mound first for the Blue Jays in his 30th start of the season. He has a 3.81 ERA in 153 2/3 innings pitched, with 163 strikeouts.
• In his most recent appearance on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers, the lefty tossed five innings, allowing six earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 32-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.81, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 29 games this season. Opposing batters have a .249 batting average against him.
• Kikuchi is looking to secure his 10th quality start of the season.
• Kikuchi will try to prolong a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 5.3 frames per outing).
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 29 outings this season.
• Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 32-year-old ranks 27th in ERA (3.81), 31st in WHIP (1.249), and 17th in K/9 (9.5).

Yusei Kikuchi vs. Yankees

• The opposing Yankees offense has a collective .225 batting average, and is 29th in the league with 1109 total hits and 23rd in MLB action with 632 runs scored. They have the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.397) and are seventh in all of MLB with 208 home runs.
• Kikuchi has thrown six innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out three against the Yankees this season.

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