Blue Jays bring 1-0 series lead over Yankees into game 2

New York Yankees (41-27, second in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (34-36, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Cam Schlittler (7-3, 1.87 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 89 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (4-4, 3.60 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 79 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -125, Blue Jays +105; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays face the New York Yankees with a 1-0 series lead.

Toronto is 34-36 overall and 21-16 at home. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .250, which ranks second in the AL.

New York is 22-15 in road games and 41-27 overall. The Yankees have a 29-6 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Saturday's game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Blue Jays are up 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ernie Clement has 20 doubles, a triple and seven home runs while hitting .306 for the Blue Jays. Brandon Valenzuela is 9 for 33 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Trent Grisham has 11 doubles, two triples and eight home runs for the Yankees. Jazz Chisholm is 7 for 37 with a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .284 batting average, 5.22 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Yankees: 6-4, .244 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (wrist), Lazaro Estrada: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Trent Grisham: day-to-day (hamstring), Jasson Dominguez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Austin Wells: 10-Day IL (cervical headaches), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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