Yankees look to stop losing streak in matchup with the Blue Jays

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New York Yankees (68-55, second in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (61-64, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Sunday, 1:37 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Ryan Weathers (5-7, 3.69 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 136 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Dylan Cease (7-5, 2.40 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 191 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -124, Yankees +109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees are looking to break a three-game skid with a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto has a 61-64 record overall and a 33-32 record in home games. The Blue Jays have gone 20-12 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

New York has a 68-55 record overall and a 37-28 record on the road. The Yankees have a 42-5 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams square off Sunday for the 10th time this season. The Blue Jays lead the season series 5-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 24 home runs while slugging .427. Alejandro Kirk is 13 for 32 with a home run and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ben Rice has 20 doubles, three triples and 32 home runs for the Yankees. Trent Grisham is 12 for 40 with four doubles, four home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .258 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Yankees: 5-5, .200 batting average, 2.30 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 7-Day IL (head), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Bloss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonatan Clase: 10-Day IL (foot), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (foot), Lenyn Sosa: 60-Day IL (wrist), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (knee), Patrick Corbin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Addison Barger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (leg)

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