MLB Games Of The Day For Friday, August 19

The best matchups of the day, all in one place

By Matthew Horner – Aug 19, 2022, 1:01am

This will probably be one of my favorite series' of the weekend to take in and watch, because we have a battle on our hands for the AL East division still. It looked like the Yankees would run away with this division faster than Forrest Gump breaking out of his stabilizers, but they really have taken one on the chin over their last 10 games. This type of streak is one that is going to come to an e nd as some point, and we will see if this series against the Blue Jays helps them do just that. As for this game, it is obviously important for both teams in the standings, but it should be pretty fun as well.

Kevin Gausman and Jameson Taillon take the hill, and with both guys being pretty average this season, we could see some offense here in the Bronx. Taillon has given up at least three runs in each of his last three starts, while Gausman got demolished by Cleveland in his last turnaround. For those of you that love offense, this could be the game for you, although I personally love pitching duels myself. Gausman does have a pretty impressive 1.83 road ERA this season, so maybe he just stinks when he is playing in Toronto. I don't trust Taillon, even against a very disappointing Blue Jays offense.
  
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