New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays meet in game 4 of series

Toronto Blue Jays (22-27, third in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (30-20, second in the AL East)

New York; Thursday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Braydon Fisher (2-1, 3.08 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (0-1, 5.63 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -170, Blue Jays +143; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees bring a 2-1 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

New York is 16-7 at home and 30-20 overall. The Yankees have a 20-3 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Toronto has a 9-16 record on the road and a 22-27 record overall. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .243, which ranks fourth in the AL.

The teams meet Thursday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has a .289 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has 10 doubles and 16 home runs. Jazz Chisholm is 14 for 35 with a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ernie Clement leads the Blue Jays with a .286 batting average, and has 13 doubles, three home runs, seven walks and 16 RBIs. Daulton Varsho is 14 for 38 with a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 4-6, .215 batting average, 4.28 ERA, outscored by five runs

Blue Jays: 4-6, .204 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Trent Grisham: day-to-day (undisclosed), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Caballero: 10-Day IL (finger), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Jasson Dominguez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Joe Mantiply: 15-Day IL (knee), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tommy Nance: 15-Day IL (forearm), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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