Toronto Blue Jays host the New York Yankees Saturday

Updated Jun. 29, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

New York Yankees (53-31, second in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (37-44, fifth in the AL East)

Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (4-6, 3.40 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (6-6, 3.45 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 83 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -123, Blue Jays +104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays face the New York Yankees on Saturday.

Toronto has a 19-20 record at home and a 37-44 record overall. The Blue Jays have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .374.

New York has a 53-31 record overall and a 29-17 record in road games. Yankees hitters have a collective .332 on-base percentage, the second-best percentage in MLB play.

Saturday's game is the ninth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 4-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 12 home runs, 38 walks and 44 RBI while hitting .291 for the Blue Jays. Isiah Kiner-Falefa is 14-for-36 with three home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

Aaron Judge has a .310 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has 23 doubles, a triple and 30 home runs. Anthony Volpe is 12-for-44 with two RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 2-8, .257 batting average, 5.97 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

Yankees: 3-7, .230 batting average, 6.95 ERA, outscored by 23 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: George Springer: day-to-day (hand), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Nick Burdi: 60-Day IL (hip), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Rizzo: 60-Day IL (wrist), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (lat), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (tricep), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (lat), Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow), Scott Effross: 60-Day IL (back)

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