This is a 10* on TORONTO

This is going to be a critical game and series between the Yankees and Blue Jays. Along with Boston, we’ve got three AL East teams separated by just two games in the race for the Wild Card. It’s a race the Yankees currently lead after sweeping the Red Sox this past weekend. Toronto is still a game behind Boston for the second Wild Card. They are hoping for a repeat of the last time they faced the Yankees. It was a four-game series at Yankees Stadium earlier this month and the Jays swept, outscoring the Yanks 25-8. Now they get them at home. This is New York’s first trip to Canada since 2019 because of COVID-19. The number of fans allowed at Rogers Centre has been upped to 30,000 (per game) for this series, so expect a strong home field advantage. As much as everyone talks about the Yankees, Toronto has been exceptional over the last month, winning 21 of their last 29 games. They will send out Hyun-Jin Ryu, who is 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA in four starts vs. the Yankees this year. Ryu hasn’t started in 10 days, but we are confident. For New York, Jameson Taillon is also coming off the IL, although his stint was longer than Ryu’s. His last start was against Toronto and the Yankees lost that game 8-0. Though the Yankees may be leading the Wild Card race, it’s the Blue Jays who have a vastly superior run differential. Play on TORONTO

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