The New York Yankees (23-18, 4th AL East) play the first game of four north of the border on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays (23-16, 3rd AL East) on Monday. New York defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday 9-8 and have won five of the last six, while Toronto defeated the Atlanta Braves on Saturday 5-2 and have won five of the last seven as both inch their way back toward the top of the American League East. New York will play without nine pitchers and position players Josh Donaldson, Oswald Peraza and Giancarlo Stanton. Toronto will play without five pitchers.
The New York Yankees are only 23rd in team batting average at .236 but have scored the 11th most runs with 185. New York's on-base percentage is only 22nd at .308 but has the 14th best slugging percentage with .410. Anthony Rizzo and Aaron Judge have each hit 8 home runs to lead New York, while Gleyber Torres has hit six. Judge and Rizzo are also tied for the lead in RBI with 20 apiece and Torres is a close third with 19. New York has 11 players with 11 RBI or more. New York has hit 49 doubles, 6 triples and 57 home runs in 41 games.
New York has the 11th best team ERA at 3.86 and is also 11th in WHIP at 1.25. New York's starting rotation has 11 Quality Starts which is 19th. The pitching rotation is holding opposing hitters to an average of just .232 which is sixth best in baseball. Gerrit Cole is the leader in s trikeouts with 62 and victories with five. Jhony Brito gets the nod on the mound Monday for New York. The rookie right hander is 2-3 with an ERA of 5.81 and 22 strikeouts