Blue Jays and Yankees meet in series rubber match
New York Yankees (42-27, first in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (34-37, third in the AL East)
Toronto; Sunday, 1:37 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (7-1, 3.41 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Patrick Corbin (2-3, 4.55 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 40 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -126, Blue Jays +105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Toronto has a 21-17 record in home games and a 34-37 record overall. The Blue Jays have a 21-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
New York has a 23-15 record on the road and a 42-27 record overall. The Yankees have the second-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .329.
The teams square off Sunday for the seventh time this season. The season series is tied 3-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto ranks second on the Blue Jays with 23 extra base hits (eight doubles and 15 home runs). Brandon Valenzuela is 9 for 32 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
Ben Rice leads the Yankees with 18 home runs while slugging .603. Paul Goldschmidt is 14 for 40 with two doubles, three home runs and 12 RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .278 batting average, 5.06 ERA, outscored by nine runs
Yankees: 6-4, .230 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (back), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (wrist), Lazaro Estrada: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Austin Wells: 10-Day IL (cervical headaches), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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