Blue Jays bring 1-0 series lead over Yankees into game 2
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Toronto Blue Jays (13-13, third in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (15-11, first in the AL East)
New York; Saturday, 1:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (2-2, 3.16 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (4-0, 1.42 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -195, Blue Jays +161; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays face the New York Yankees leading the series 1-0.
New York is 15-11 overall and 8-5 at home. The Yankees have a 12-5 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Toronto is 5-8 in road games and 13-13 overall. The Blue Jays have a 7-1 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has a .408 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has seven doubles, a triple and seven home runs. Paul Goldschmidt is 14-for-39 with three RBI over the last 10 games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has six doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI for the Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk is 7-for-35 with two doubles, a home run and six RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .257 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Blue Jays: 4-6, .201 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Trey Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Owen Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Alan Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
Blue Jays: Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Matthew Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.