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

Updated Apr. 6, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

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Toronto Blue Jays (4-4) vs. New York Yankees (6-2)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (0-0, 2.08 ERA, 0.46 WHIP, six strikeouts); Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (0-0, 5.06 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, five strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Yankees -115, Blue Jays -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

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

New York had an 82-80 record overall and a 42-39 record at home last season. The Yankees slugged .397 with a .304 on-base percentage as a team in the 2023 season.

Toronto had an 89-73 record overall and a 46-35 record on the road last season. The Blue Jays slugged .417 with a .745 OPS as a team in the 2023 season.

INJURIES: Yankees: Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (foot), Oswald Peraza: 10-Day IL (shoulder), McKinley Moore: 15-Day IL (knee), Tommy Kahnle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jasson Dominguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Scott Effross: 60-Day IL (back)

Blue Jays: Kevin Kiermaier: day-to-day (back), Bo Bichette: day-to-day (neck spasms), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (wrist), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (elbow), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (forearm)

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

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