Toronto flipped its starting rotation against the New York Yankees this weekend and will start Chris Bassitt on Saturday and Max Scherzer on Sunday.

Scherzer, a 41-year-old right-hander, left his outing against Milwaukee last Sunday because of back tightness.

“Just wanted to give Max an extra day with the upper back thing feeling better. He threw a side yesterday,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said before Friday night's series opener against the Yankees.

A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Scherzer is 5-2 with a 4.11 ERA in 13 starts and is 4-1 with a 3.36 ERA since Aug. 1. He was sidelined between March 29 and June 25 by right thumb inflammation.

Bassitt, a 36-year-old right-hander, is 11-7 with a 4.10 ERA.

“After Max’s last start he was kind of ready for it if need be and should

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