Toronto Blue Jays (21-26, third in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (29-19, second in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (3-1, 2.41 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (5-1, 3.42 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 59 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -138, Blue Jays +116; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees take a 1-0 lead into the latest game of the series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

New York is 29-19 overall and 15-6 at home. The Yankees are 4-10 in games decided by one run.

Toronto is 8-15 on the road and 21-26 overall. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .243, which ranks fourth in the AL.

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has eight doubles and 16 home runs while hitting .266 for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 13 for 30 with a double, a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has three home runs, 23 walks and 20 RBI while hitting .285 for the Blue Jays. Daulton Varsho is 12 for 37 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and six RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 3-7, .207 batting average, 4.63 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Blue Jays: 5-5, .220 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 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: Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tommy Nance: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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