The Toronto Blue Jays will look for Alejandro Kirk to continue a 10-game hitting streak versus the New York Yankees, on Saturday at 1:35 p.m. ET, at Yankee Stadium. Ryan Weathers (5-7, 3.56 ERA) gets the start for the Yankees, who are 73-55 this season and second in the AL East. Dylan Cease (7-5, 2.42 ERA) is starting for the Blue Jays, who are 63-67 and fourth in the AL East.
How to watch Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York YankeesBlue Jays vs. Yankees odds
Favorite Moneyline: Yankees -110
Underdog Moneyline: Blue Jays -110
Total: 6.5
Total Over Odds: -120
Total Under Odds: +100
Injury reportsYankees
Giancarlo Stanton: 10 Day IL (Leg), Ryan McMahon: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Cody Bellinger: 10 Day IL (Leg), Max Fried: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Kervin Castro: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Aaron Judge: 60 Day IL (Rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Blue Jays
Josh Smith: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Luis Urias: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Jonatan Clase: 10 Day IL (Foot), Jameson Taillon: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Trey Yesavage: 15 Day IL (Knee), Cody Ponce: 60 Day IL (Knee), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Bloss: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Mantiply: 60 Day IL (Knee), Addison Barger: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), José Berrios: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Patrick Corbin: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 7 Day IL (Head), Andrés Giménez: day-to-day (Hamstring)
Stats to know
New York’s Ben Rice is slashing .249/.345/.530 this season with 34 home runs (5th in MLB), 80 RBIs (9th in MLB) and an OPS of .875 (13th in MLB). He has a 25% strikeout rate and a 12.1% walk rate in 527 plate appearances, and he has scored 78 total runs.
In 434 plate appearances, Luis Garcia has slashed .278/.309/.540 this season. He has hit 25 long balls and driven in 80 runs (9th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 16.8% and a walk rate of 4.4%. He has come around to score 53 times.
Toronto’s Ernie Clement is slashing .285/.310/.403 this season with nine home runs, 43 RBIs and an OPS of .714. He has a 9.7% strikeout rate and a 3.6% walk rate in 506 plate appearances, and he has scored 54 total runs.
In 511 plate appearances, Kazuma Okamoto has hit 26 long balls (18th in MLB), tallied 74 RBIs (20th in MLB) and scored 67 runs. He is batting .230/.301/.438 and has posted a 30.3% strikeout rate and an 8.2% walk rate.
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