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

Toronto Blue Jays (63-67, fourth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (73-55, second in the AL East)

New York; Saturday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (7-5, 2.42 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 201 strikeouts); Yankees: Ryan Weathers (5-7, 3.56 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 140 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -108, Blue Jays -105; over/under is 7 runs

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

New York has a 32-27 record in home games and a 73-55 record overall. The Yankees have the No. 1 team ERA in MLB play at 3.19.

Toronto has a 63-67 record overall and a 30-34 record in road games. The Blue Jays have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .245.

Saturday's game is the 12th time these teams match up this season. The Yankees have a 6-5 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trent Grisham has 19 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 54 RBI for the Yankees. Spencer Jones is 10 for 35 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Ernie Clement has 28 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk is 16 for 39 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .222 batting average, 2.02 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .283 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (leg), Ryan McMahon: 10-Day IL (thumb), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Kervin Castro: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andres Gimenez: day-to-day (hamstring), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (knee), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 7-Day IL (head), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Bloss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonatan Clase: 10-Day IL (foot), Patrick Corbin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Addison Barger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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