Toronto Blue Jays (81-59, first in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (78-62, second in the AL East)
New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (8-10, 3.75 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 157 strikeouts); Yankees: Cam Schlittler (2-2, 2.61 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -136, Blue Jays +114; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees open a three-game series at home against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
New York has a 78-62 record overall and a 41-28 record at home. Yankees hitters have a collective .458 slugging percentage to lead the majors.
Toronto has gone 36-35 in road games and 81-59 overall. The Blue Jays have the top team on-base percentage in MLB play at .339.
Friday’s game is the 11th time these teams meet