Blue Jays bring 1-0 series advantage over Yankees into game 2

Aug 15, 2026, 09:02 am

New York Yankees (68-54, second in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (60-64, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Cam Schlittler (10-6, 2.21 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 182 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Braydon Fisher (3-3, 3.54 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -182, Blue Jays +148; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays face the New York Yankees with a 1-0 series lead.

Toronto has gone 32-32 at home and 60-64 overall. The Blue Jays have gone 20-12 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

New York has a 68-54 record overall and a 37-27 record on the road. The Yankees have a 42-5 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Saturday's game is the ninth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 4-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 24 home runs while slugging .429. Alejandro Kirk is 13 for 33 with a double, two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

Ben Rice has 32 home runs, 61 walks and 76 RBI while hitting .253 for the Yankees. Trent Grisham is 14 for 42 with five doubles, five home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 7-3, .241 batting average, 3.09 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Yankees: 5-5, .215 batting average, 3.16 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (head), 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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