7:07 pm
September 26

Yankees @ Blue Jays

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Yankees (94-58)

@ Toronto Blue Jays (86-67)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Severino (NYY): 6-3; 3.36 ERA

Gausman (TOR) 12-10; 3.32 ERA

 

Current odds:

New York Yankees: (+102)

Toronto Blue Jays: (-119)

 

• The starting line-up for the Yankees is as follows:

• The starting line-up for the Blue Jays is as follows:

• The Aaron Judge home run watch will continue Monday night when the New York Yankees visit the Toronto Blue Jays to open a three-game series. Judge remained at 60 home runs after the Yankees defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 2-0 Sunday night in a game shortened to six innings by rain. Judge went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk. He is in pursuit of the American League home run record of 61 set by former Yankee Roger Maris in 1961.

• The Yankees (94-58) have already clinched a postseason berth but could clinch first place in the American League East against the Blue Jays (86-67). They lead the Blue Jays by 8 1/2 games.

• The Yankees are scheduled to start right-hander Luis Severino (6-3, 3.36 ERA) on Monday. Severino is 6-3 with a 3.94 ERA in 17 career games (14 starts) against the Blue Jays. It would be Severino’s second start since a two-month stint on the injured list (right lat strain) following a five-inning, one-run start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

• Toronto is expected to start right-hander Kevin Gausman (12-10, 3.32 ERA) on Monday. He is 8-7 with a 3.53 ERA, in 26 career games (20 starts) against the Yankees.

• The Blue Jays solidified their spot in the first wild-card position with a 7-1 road victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday to gain a split of the four-game series.

• The Blue Jays are two games ahead of the Rays and 2 1/2 games in front of the Seattle Mariners, who occupy the third wild-card spot. The Mariners and Rays hold the tiebreaker with the Blue Jays because they each hold the advantage in their season series against them.

• Toronto had two home runs and three RBIs Sunday from George Springer, a proven postseason performer. Both home runs came against Rays No. 1 starter Shane McClanahan.

• Springer is playing with inflammation in his right elbow and sometimes is used as the designated hitter. When he starts in center field, he often is replaced defensively in the final inning or two. Bradley Zimmer played center in the bottom of the ninth Sunday.

4/10
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New York Yankees
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