Blue Jays lead Yankees 1-0 heading into ALDS Game 2

New York Yankees (94-68, second in the AL East during the regular season) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (94-68, first in the AL East during the regular season)

Toronto; Sunday, 4:08 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (19-5, 2.86 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 189 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (1-0, 3.21 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees take the field in Game 2 of the ALDS. The Blue Jays lead the series 1-0.

Toronto has a 94-68 record overall and a 54-27 record in home games. The Blue Jays are sixth in the AL with 191 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

New York has a 44-37 record on the road and a 94-68 record overall. The Yankees have the top team slugging percentage in the AL at .455.

Sunday's game is the 15th time these teams square off this season. The Blue Jays have a 9-5 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 85 extra base hits (30 doubles, two triples and 53 home runs). Ben Rice is 12 for 39 with a double, a triple, four home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .236 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Yankees: 8-2, .256 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ty France: 10-Day IL (oblique), Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (knee), Robinson Pina: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Sandlin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.