Sep 28, 2021
Ryu makes return as Jays open crucial series with Yankees
Hyun Jin Ryu gets the ball Tuesday night against Jameson Taillon as the Toronto Blue Jays begin an all-important series with the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre.
The Canadian Press
New York Yankees (89-67, second in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (87-69, fourth in the AL East)
Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Jameson Taillon (8-6, 4.41 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 136 strikeouts) Blue Jays: Hyun Jin Ryu (13-9, 4.34 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 133 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -122, Yankees +104; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto and New York will square off on Tuesday.
The Blue Jays are 43-31 in home games in 2020. Toronto has slugged .461 this season. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the team with a .601 slugging percentage, including 73 extra-base hits and 46 home runs.
The Yankees have gone 44-34 away from home. New York's lineup has 213 home runs this season, Joey Gallo leads the club with 38 homers.
The Blue Jays won the last meeting 6-4. Jose Berrios earned his 11th victory and Bo Bichette went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs for Toronto. Sal Romano took his second loss for New York.
TOP PERFORMERS: Teoscar Hernandez leads the Blue Jays with 112 RBIs and is batting .302.
Gallo leads the Yankees with 38 home runs and is slugging .470.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .225 batting average, 4.08 ERA, outscored by three runs
Yankees: 7-3, .267 batting average, 3.19 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Kirby Yates: (elbow), Joakim Soria: (covid-19), Hyun Jin Ryu: (neck), David Phelps: (right lat), Thomas Hatch: (hamstring), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: (finger), Cavan Biggio: (back).
Yankees: Darren O'Day: (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga : (shoulder), Yoendrys Gomez: (covid-19), Zack Britton: (elbow), Tim Locastro: (knee), Aaron Hicks: (wrist), Clint Frazier: (vertigo), Miguel Andujar: (wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.