New York Yankees (41-26, second in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (33-36, third in the AL East)
Toronto; Friday, 7:37 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Ryan Weathers (2-4, 3.86 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 79 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (2-3, 3.16 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)
LINE: Blue Jays -111, Yankees -108; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees will try to continue a four-game win streak with a victory against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto has a 33-36 record overall and a 20-16 record at home. The Blue Jays have gone 20-7 in games when they scored five or more runs.
New York is 41-26 overall and 22-14 on the road. Yankees hitters have a collective .330 on-base percentage, the sixth-best percentage in MLB play.
The teams match up Friday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Daulton Varsho has 13 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 17 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Brandon Valenzuela is 9 for 33 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Ben Rice has 18 home runs, 34 walks and 45 RBIs while hitting .295 for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 14 for 40 with two doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .278 batting average, 5.69 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Yankees: 6-4, .242 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Lazaro Estrada: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: day-to-day (wrist), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alejandro Kirk: 60-Day IL (hand), 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: 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
