Guerrero leads Blue Jays against the Yankees after 4-hit outing

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Toronto Blue Jays (82-59, first in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (78-63, second in the AL East)

New York; Saturday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (11-7, 4.10 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 154 strikeouts); Yankees: Luis Gil (2-1, 3.68 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -157, Blue Jays +132; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays take on the New York Yankees after Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s four-hit game on Friday.

New York has a 78-63 record overall and a 41-29 record in home games. The Yankees have a 55-16 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Toronto has a 37-35 record on the road and an 82-59 record overall. The Blue Jays have gone 35-13 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams meet Saturday for the 12th time this season. The Blue Jays are ahead 8-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has 28 doubles, two triples, 43 home runs and 97 RBIs for the Yankees. Trent Grisham is 8 for 36 with five home runs and 14 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with a .311 batting average, and has 43 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs, 39 walks and 93 RBIs. George Springer is 16 for 38 with five home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .244 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .313 batting average, 5.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

INJURIES: 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)

Blue Jays: 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), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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