Yankees and Blue Jays play to decide series winner
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Toronto Blue Jays (82-60, first in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (79-63, second in the AL East)
New York; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (5-2, 4.11 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (15-5, 2.98 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 159 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
New York has a 79-63 record overall and a 42-29 record in home games. The Yankees have the third-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .330.
Toronto has an 82-60 record overall and a 37-36 record in road games. The Blue Jays have hit 174 total home runs to rank sixth in the AL.
The teams meet Sunday for the 13th time this season. The Blue Jays lead the season series 8-4.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has 28 doubles, two triples and 43 home runs while hitting .322 for the Yankees. Trent Grisham is 8 for 38 with five home runs over the past 10 games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 23 home runs, 76 walks and 78 RBIs while hitting .299 for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette is 16 for 40 with four doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .243 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs
Blue Jays: 5-5, .299 batting average, 4.90 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Robinson Pina: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Sandlin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Santander: 60-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.