[Cali Panthers Fan]

Well the first two games didn't go their way despite good starting pitching both days.

The good news is that Hutchison had a very good start last game. Hutch has had pretty good success against everyone in the Yankees lineup not named Ellsbury (nobody has an average over .250 against him). Add the fact that he's got great numbers at the Rogers Center and I'm pretty confident the starting pitching won't be an issue today.

The bats get an inexperienced pitcher today (only his 3rd major league start), and they've beaten up on rookie pitching this year, so I imagine this will be a slump buster for a lot of batters today.

Some more good news: After today the Jays only have 2 games in the next 4 days, and both are against the woeful Phillies. The bullpen, starting pitching, and starting lineup will get a nice rest and a chance to reset for the stretch drive. The next two opponents after that are the Angels and Rangers, so the Jays can cement their position in the Wild Card if they win those series.

They also have a pretty favorable schedule in September:
-6 more games against the Yankees
-12 games against some poor teams in the Red Sox, Indians, and Braves
-6 games agains the Orioles and 3 games against the Rays; teams that are trying to chase a wild card spot and have both played some mediocre baseball this season.

All in all, I like the Jays chances of winning the division, even if they don't win today.