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GDB -13.0: Chris Bassitt takes the mound for Toronto Blue Jays against New York Yankees
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Zach Laing
Mar 8, 2024, 11:00 ESTUpdated: Mar 8, 2024, 11:48 EST
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Spring Training continues for the Blue Jays, who are fresh off a solid 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
Today, they’ll face the Marcus Stroman-led Marcus Stroman. Toronto, meanwhile, will send Chris Bassitt, the Hound to the Mound.
It marks Bassitt’s second Spring Training appearance. He has pitched five innings in two games already. He’s faced 20 batters and allowed four hits and three walks while striking out one batter.
Bassitt will be a big piece of the Jays’ rotation again this year after a massive debut season in the Six. Now entering the second year of a three-year, $63-million deal, Bassitt went 16-8 across 33 stars, throwing a career-high 200 innings. With a 3.6 ERA and 118 ERA+, his ability to provide length for the Jays was huge, and will continue to be this season.
First pitch: 4:05 p.m. EST — Radio: MLB.tv.
Odds via Betano:
Moneyline: TOR +118; NYY -143.
Spread: TOR +1.5 -114; NYY -1.5 -108.
Over/Under: o7.5 -122; u7.5 +100.
*Odds available at the time of writing. Odds subject to change.

Starting pitchers (2023 statistics):

TORONTO — RHP Chris Bassitt
YANKEES – RHP Marcus Stroman
NameTeamGS
W
L
IP
ERA
xERA
ERA-
FIP
WHIP
K/9
BB/9
Chris Bassitt
TOR
33
16
8
200.0
3.60
4.04
85
4.28
1.18
8.37
2.66
Marcus Stroman
CHC
25
10
9
136.2
3.95
4.18
91
3.58
1.26
7.84
3.42

Lineups:

TORONTO:
  1. B Bichette (R) SS
  2. N Lukes (L) CF
  3. J Turner (R) 1B
  4. A Kirk (R) C
  5. D Vogelbach (L) DH
  6. D Schneider (R) 2B
  7. S Espinal (R) 3B
  8. A Barger (L) RF
  9. A Roden (L) LF
YANKEES:
  1. D LeMahieu (R) 3B
  2. J Soto (L) RF
  3. A Judge (R) CF
  4. A Rizzo (L) 1B
  5. G Torres (R) 2B
  6. A Verdugo (L) LF
  7. T Grisham (L) DH
  8. K Smith (R) SS
  9. B Rortvedt (L) C

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Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@thenationnetwork.com.

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