Whereas the vast majority of the motion on Wednesday’s 15-game MLB slate takes place within the afternoon, the marquee matchup is within the night because the New York Yankees go to the Toronto Blue Jays for the rubber match of the three-game sequence between the highest two groups within the American League East.
Toronto (59-42) noticed its division lead over New York (56-45) shrink to 3 video games with Tuesday’s 5-4 loss, which ended the Blue Jays’ franchise-record 11-game dwelling profitable streak. The Yankees squandered a 4-1 lead earlier than Ben Rice belted a solo homer with one out within the ninth inning, serving to New York finish its five-game slide towards Toronto.
Max Fried (11-3, 2.43 ERA) seems to enhance to 4-0 lifetime towards the Blue Jays as he takes the mound for the Yankees. Toronto, which is an AL-best 36-17 at dwelling this season, counters with Chris Bassitt (10-4, 3.89). New York is a -139 betting favourite within the latest SportsLine consensus odds, and the full is ready at 8.5.
Along with the Yankees-Blue Jays matchup, there are 4 different video games on the MLB night schedule, a WNBA contest between a pair of second-place groups and the 2025 MLS All-Star Sport.
Beneath is a snapshot of what to look at and guess for Wednesday, July 23.
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Purple Sox at Phillies
Time: 7:05 p.m. ET | Location: Philadelphia | TV: ESPN
SportsLine picks — Mannequin: Over 8.5 | Professional: Purple Sox +138
After shedding two of three to the Los Angeles Angels of their first sequence following the All-Star break, the Phillies received the primary two contests of their three-game set towards the Purple Sox due to a pair of robust performances from their beginning pitchers. Zack Wheeler gave up two runs and recorded 10 strikeouts over six frames within the opener, which Philadelphia received on a catcher’s interference name with the bases loaded within the tenth inning. Cristopher Sanchez adopted that up by tossing a four-hitter in his third profession full recreation on Tuesday because the Phillies posted a 4-1 victory.
The SportsLine Projection Mannequin likes the Over on this matchup, because it sees the groups combining for at the very least 9 runs in additional than 64% of its simulations. In the meantime, SportsLine knowledgeable Bruce Marshall (+1134 in MLB on the season) feels the Phillies may have hassle towards Boston right-hander Lucas Giolito, who suffered his first loss in 12 begins final day trip after permitting solely three earned runs throughout 38 2/3 innings in his earlier six outings, and fail to finish the sequence sweep.
Yankees at Blue Jays
Time: 7:07 p.m. ET | Location: Toronto | TV: Prime Video
SportsLine decide — Mannequin: Blue Jays +1.5 (-144)
Toronto swept a four-game sequence towards the Yankees at Rogers Centre earlier this month and received the opener of this set 4-1 earlier than falling on Tuesday. After being held to at least one unearned run over six innings by Fried in late April, the Blue Jays had higher success towards the left-hander on July 1, tagging him for 4 runs on three hits – together with a pair of dwelling runs – and two walks over six frames. Fried has yielded at the very least three runs in every of his three begins this month after doing so simply as soon as in 5 turns in June. Conversely, Bassitt has given up one run over 12 1/3 innings in his final two begins. The mannequin sees the Blue Jays profitable by a number of runs and growing their division result in 4 video games.
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Dream at Mercury
Time: 10 p.m. ET | Location: Phoenix | TV: CBS Sports activities Community
Each groups occupy second place of their respective conferences, with Atlanta 3 1/2 video games behind the New York Liberty within the East and Phoenix trailing the Minnesota Lynx by 4 1/2 video games within the West. The Mercury are 9-3 at dwelling this season, whereas the Dream are simply 5-7 on the highway. Phoenix (15-7), which owns the third-best document within the WNBA, had its three-game profitable streak halted with a 79-66 loss to Minnesota simply earlier than the All-Star break. Atlanta (13-10) returned from the break Tuesday and suffered its third loss in 4 video games, an 87-72 highway setback towards the Las Vegas Aces. That is the primary of three conferences between the groups this season after the Mercury received three of their 4 matchups in 2024 – together with each at dwelling.
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MLS All-Stars vs.Liga MX All-Stars
Time: 9 p.m. ET | Location: Austin, Tex. | TV: Prime Video
That is the fourth time in 5 years this format will probably be used. The MLS All-Stars received the primary two editions, defeating the Liga MX All-Stars on penalty kicks in 2021 and 2-1 in regulation the next yr earlier than the Mexican facet cruised to a 4-1 triumph final yr. The Liga MX All-Star roster options Juan Brunetta, a former Balon de Oro winner who scored in final yr’s All-Star Sport, and Sergio Ramos, the legendary former Actual Madrid and Spain captain. The MLS facet will probably be headlined by one of many league’s co-leaders in objectives, Sam Surridge of Nashville SC. With 18 tallies, Surridge is tied with Lionel Messi, who – together with Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba – will not take part within the contest regardless of being voted to the roster.
Wanting forward: 3M Open
Time: 4 p.m. ET, Thursday | Location: Blaine, Minn. | TV: Golf Channel, CBS
SportsLine knowledgeable picks: Mike McClure’s leaderboard
The 2025 3M Open tees off Thursday, with 12 of the highest 50 in World Rating teeing off from TPC Twin Cities. Amongst these are Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns and Akshay Bhatia, along with main winners similar to Adam Scott and Zach Johnson. Every of the final 4 champions of this occasion are additionally competing within the 3M Open 2025, together with the defending winner in Jhonattan Vegas.
SportsLine knowledge analyst Mike McClure’s golf mannequin has nailed 16 majors getting into the weekend and is up greater than $8,500 on finest bets for the reason that June 2020 PGA restart. Try the hyperlink above to see his projected leaderboard and strongest worth performs.
