Blue Jays visit the Yankees to begin 4-game series

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Monday, May 18, 2026 8:03AM

Toronto Blue Jays (21-25, third in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (28-19, second in the AL East)

New York; Monday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Patrick Corbin (1-1, 3.93 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Yankees: Ryan Weathers (2-2, 3.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -204, Blue Jays +168; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees start a four-game series at home against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.

New York is 14-6 in home games and 28-19 overall. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.31 ERA, which leads the AL.

Toronto is 8-14 in road games and 21-25 overall. The Blue Jays have a 13-4 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has eight doubles, 16 home runs and 30 RBI for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 9 for 40 with a double, four home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.

Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 10 home runs while slugging .448. Andres Gimenez is 4 for 31 with two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 3-7, .214 batting average, 4.21 ERA, outscored by six runs

Blue Jays: 5-5, .207 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Caballero: 10-Day IL (finger), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Jasson Dominguez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Tommy Nance: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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