Toronto Blue Jays (37-44, seventh in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (53-31, second in the AL East)
Toronto; 3:07 p.m. EDT on Saturday
Pitching prospects: Chris Bassitt (6-6, 3.45 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) for the Blue Jays; Nestor Cortes Jr. (4-6, 3.40 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 93 strikeouts) for the Yankees LINE: Blue Jays +104, Yankees -123; 8 1/2 runs is the over/under.
Bottom Line: On Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays will take on the New York Yankees.
Toronto is currently 37-44 overall and has a 19-20 record at home. With a collective slugging percentage of.374, the Blue Jays are ranked 10th in the American League.
With a 53-31 overall record, New York has a 29-17 record away from home. The cumulative on-base percentage of Yankees players is.332, which is the second-best mark in Major League Baseball.
This season’s eighth meeting between these two teams will take place on Saturday. 4–4 is the current season series tie. STAR PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits for 44 RBI, 38 walks, and 12 home homers.291 in favor of the Jays. Over the last ten games, Isiah Kiner-Falefa is 14 for 36 with three home runs and five RBI.
Leading the Yankees in batting average (.310), Aaron Judge has 30 home runs, 23 doubles, and a triple. In the last ten games, Anthony Volpe is 12-for-44 with two RBI.THE BLUE JAYS’ LAST 10 GAMES: 2-8,.257 batting average, 5.97 earned run average, outrun by 19 runs
Yankees: 3–7,.230 at bat, 6.95 earned run average, defeated by 23 runs
The following Blue Jays players have injuries: Jordan Romano (15-Day IL; elbow), Alek Manoah (15-Day IL; elbow), George Springer (day-to-day). Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton (10-Day IL; hamstring); Anthony Rizzo (60-Day IL; wrist); Cody Poteet (15-Day IL; tricep); Ian Hamilton (15-Day IL; lat); Jon Berti (60-Day IL); Nick Burdi (60-Day IL); Jonathan Loaisiga: elbow-based 60-day IL The 60-Day IL for JT Brubaker, Lou Trivino, and Scott Effross is the elbow, back, and 60-Day IL, respectively.
