New York Yankees (52-31, second in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (37-43, fifth in the AL East)
Toronto; Friday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Marcus Stroman (7-3, 3.25 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (4-7, 4.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 86 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -120, Blue Jays +101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees are looking to stop a four-game slide with a win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto has a 19-19 record at home and a 37-43 record overall. The Blue Jays have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.17.
New York has a 52-31 record overall and a 28-17 record on the road. The Yankees have the fourth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.49.
The teams play Friday for the eighth time this season. The Blue Jays are ahead 4-3 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a .289 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has 16 doubles and 11 home runs. Isiah Kiner-Falefa is 13-for-36 with two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
Aaron Judge has 23 doubles, a triple and 30 home runs for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 14-for-37 with a double, three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 3-7, .260 batting average, 5.13 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Yankees: 2-8, .199 batting average, 7.45 ERA, outscored by 40 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
