Yankees wishing to avenge the losses of the series against the Jays at the head of the East
A disastrous visit to Canada shortly before the stars break left New York Yankees to spend their summer to catch up in the American League East.
During their best race since May, the Yankees will try to get closer to the division advance on Friday when they welcome the Blue Jays de Toronto for the opening of a series of three games.
The Yankees held a lead of seven games until May 28, but they followed two games after the Blue Jays finished a four -game scan on July 3. New York also abandoned two of the three in Toronto from July 21 to 23 and followed 6 1/2 games several times.
However, the Yankees (78-62) recorded 16 victories in their last 22 games while gradually salient the deficit. They are three games after a 5-2 road trip.
New York, which is 9-2 in its last 11 games, has started a section of 12 consecutive competitions against the teams currently in the playoff series taking two of the three in Houston this week. The Yankees finished the series with an 8-4 victory Thursday when Trent Grisham struck a three-point circuit, Ryan McMahon dominated among his three strokes and David Bednar obtained two stick withdrawals with the loaded bases to finish it.
Now the Yankees go home to compete with the Blue Jays.
“It should be a good series,” said New York manager Aaron Boone. “Obviously, they are a very good club. We are delighted to attack them.”
The domination at the Toronto house above the Yankees was part of a section from 19-4 from June 29 to July 26. Since then, the Blue Jays have been 18-17, although they come out of a pair of large marble performances in the last two games of a road series against the Cincinnati Reds.
Toronto (81-59) collected 30 shots in total while prevailing from 12-9 Tuesday and 13-9 Wednesday. George Springer, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, Addison Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dominated in the final of the series.
“The goal is always the same. You are trying to win each series,” said Toronto manager John Schneider. “We know what’s ahead, right? And it’s always better to win in a day off rather than sitting on a bad match and knowing that you are confronting a very good team this weekend. It was a very well balanced team victory in many different areas.”
The New York recruit, Cam Schlittler (2-2, 2.61 ERA) will make its 10th beginning of career on Friday, its second against the Blue Jays. He made a decision without a decision on July 22 during the Yankees victory in Toronto when he granted two points in seven strokes in five rounds.
Schlittler has produced two or less points in each of his last six departures and a total of a race during his last three outings extending over 18 2/3 sleeves. He made a Saturday without a decision when he granted one point on four strokes in six rounds against the White Sox in Chicago.
Kevin Gausman (8-10, 3.75), who has 0-2 despite a 3.24 MPM in his last four departures, will open the series for Toronto. Gausman made a decision without a decision on Saturday when he granted a point in seven -rounds against the Brewers Milwaukee.
Gausman has a 11-10 sheet with an MPM of 3.78 in 38 career appearances (32 departures) against the Yankees. He was scored for six points in 2 2/3 rounds and was ejected during a defeat of 11-2 in New York on April 27, but he only granted three points in 12 rounds in two victories at home against the Yankees on July 1 and 21.
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