Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be looking to extend his 19-game on-base streak as the Toronto Blue Jays (87-67) host the New York Yankees (94-59) at Rogers Centre on Tuesday. The Blue Jays took Monday’s series opener 3-2 in 10 innings, their eighth head-to-head victory in 17 games this season. Tim Mayza got the win with 0.1 scoreless innings of relief. Bo Bichette went 2 for 5 with one run in the win. Isiah Kiner-Falefa was 1 for 3 with a solo home run for the Yankees.
ON THE MOUND
Jameson Taillon (13-5, 3.90 ERA) is slated for the start for New York. The right-hander threw six scoreless innings in his last start, a 5-4 road win over the Red Sox on Thursday. He yielded four hits while striking out eight and walking one in the no-decision. Over five previous starts against the Blue Jays this season, Taillon has allowed only eight earned runs over 27 innings (3-2, 2.67). He has struck out 27 and walked three. Right-hander Jose Berrios (11-6, 5.27 ERA) will toe the rubber for Toronto. He has made three appearances against the Yankees this season, all as the starter, giving up 10 runs (9 ER) over 17 innings (1-1, 4.76) with 18 strikeouts and five walks. In his last start on Thursday, Berrios took the loss on the road against the Rays. He threw two innings and gave up six runs on seven hits, striking out one and walking one in the 10-5 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, New York has averaged 4.2 runs a game, a small drop compared to their season average of 5.0. Against right-handed pitchers like Berrios this season, the Yanks have a .747 OPS. Aaron Judge is the team’s best performer against right-handers with a 1.157 OPS in 418 at-bats. Toronto is averaging only 4.8 runs per game in the last five, consistent with their season average. The Jays have a .756 OPS against right-handers in 2022, second highest in the league. With a .386 OBP over 502 at-bats, Alejandro Kirk has their highest on-base percentage against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
New York is 38-37 in road games in 2022, scoring 4.8 runs per game while allowing 3.8 runs. Toronto has gone 44-32 at Rogers Centre this season, averaging 4.3 runs per game while surrendering 4.5. New York is 6-4 in the last 10 games at Rogers Centre between the AL East rivals with an average scoreline of 5.8-3.1.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Yankees lead the AL East by seven games over the Blue Jays. Their magic number to clinch the division is two. The Blue Jays currently occupy one of the Wild Card spots, sitting first with a magic number of seven.
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