Toronto takes 6-game slide into matchup with New York

Updated May. 25, 2021 3:20 a.m. ET

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Toronto Blue Jays (23-23, fourth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (28-19, third in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Steven Matz (5-2, 4.69 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) Yankees: Corey Kluber (4-2, 2.86 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -174, Blue Jays +150; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto enters the game as losers of their last six games.

The Yankees are 11-14 against the rest of their division. New York's team on-base percentage of .318 is fourth in the American League. Aaron Judge leads the team with an OBP of .401.

The Blue Jays are 8-10 against teams from the AL East. Toronto ranks fifth in the MLB in hitting with a .252 batting average, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the team with an average of .333.

The Blue Jays won the last meeting 5-4. Rafael Dolis earned his first victory and Bo Bichette went 3-for-5 with two home runs and two RBIs for Toronto. Chad Green registered his second loss for New York.

TOP PERFORMERS: Judge leads the Yankees with 17 extra base hits and is batting .301.

Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 56 hits and is batting .333.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 8-2, .272 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Blue Jays: 3-7, .284 batting average, 4.83 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Luis Severino: (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: (right elbow), Darren O'Day: (right rotator cuff), Zack Britton: (elbow), Ryan LaMarre: (hamstring), Aaron Hicks: (left wrist), Giancarlo Stanton: (quad).

Blue Jays: Kirby Yates: (tommy john surgery), David Phelps: (right lat), Patrick Murphy: (shoulder), Tommy Milone: (undisclosed), Julian Merryweather: (left oblique), Tom Hatch: (elbow), Ryan Borucki: (forearm), George Springer: (quad), Cavan Biggio: (spine), Alejandro Kirk: (left hip flexor).

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

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Chad Green

Luis Severino

Bo Bichette

Clarke Schmidt

Zack Britton

Kirby Yates

Corey Kluber

Steven Matz

Rafael Dolis

Julian Merryweather

Giancarlo Stanton

Ryan Borucki

Cavan Biggio

Alejandro Kirk

Patrick Murphy

Aaron Judge

Aaron Hicks

George Springer

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