Blue Jays take on the Yankees with series tied 1-1
Toronto; Wednesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (11-3, 2.43 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (10-4, 3.89 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 109 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -137, Blue Jays +115; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.
Toronto is 59-42 overall and 36-17 in home games. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .260, the best team batting average in the AL.
New York is 56-45 overall and 26-26 on the road. The Yankees are 43-11 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Wednesday's game is the 10th time these teams square off this season. The Blue Jays have a 6-3 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: George Springer has 17 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 55 RBIs while hitting .280 for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette is 14 for 38 with eight doubles over the last 10 games.
Aaron Judge has 24 doubles, two triples and 36 home runs for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger is 16 for 42 with three doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .283 batting average, 3.43 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
Yankees: 6-4, .242 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Andres Gimenez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (ankle), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Paxton Schultz: 15-Day IL (middle finger), Bowden Francis: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (fubular), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Yerry De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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