Yankees vs Blue Jays

Get a recap of the New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays baseball game.

[Lourdes Gurriel Jr](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36040/lourdes-gurriel-jr). [Luis Severino](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33263/luis-severino) allowed two runs and three hits in four innings. … INF [Santiago Espinal](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/39924/santiago-espinal) (left oblique) has started hitting off a tee. Toronto intentionally walked Judge to load the bases for left-handed hitter [Anthony Rizzo](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/30782/anthony-rizzo), who grounded out. … Boone said RHP Frankie Montas (right shoulder) is “trending in the right direction” and could resume throwing this week. New York lost a game decided in the final at-bat for the MLB-leading 11th time. Alejandro Kirk walked to load the bases and Teoscar Hernández followed with a double off the top of the center field wall. hit an RBI single in the 10th to give the [Toronto Blue Jays](/mlb/team/_/name/tor/toronto-blue-jays) a 3-2 win Monday night. Rizzo doubled Judge to third before Torres drove him in with a flyball to right. Toronto (87-67) won its third straight and increased its lead atop the AL wild-card race to 2 1/2 games over Tampa Bay. Judge struck out looking in the sixth and went down swinging in the eighth. Judge led off the game with a single, then struck out twice and walked twice as New York’s winning streak ended at seven.

While the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays continue to fight for postseason positioning, MLB fans will be tuning in to see if Aaron Judge can ma...

He has recorded a hit in four games during that stretch. Anthony Rizzo and Bo Bichette, on the other hand, will tangle with a pair of pitchers they’ve been successful against. Judge has historically dominated Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios. The pregame narrative: All eyes will be on the Yankees superstar, who has gone six straight games without going deep after hitting home run No. In 21 plate appearances, he has seven hits and a pair of homers. The hulking outfielder has slashed .400/.435/.750 across 23 plate appearances against the righty with a pair of home runs and a double.

Mike Ianniello previews Tuesday's MLB game between the Yankees and Blue Jays, including betting odds and a prediction.

Berrios has been a huge disappointment this year for Toronto. His .350 xwOBA allowed is in the bottom 10% of all pitchers. In 30 starts for the Jays, Berrios has a 5.27 ERA, which is the highest ERA in the entire league among all qualified pitchers. It ranks second in wRC+ and wOBA on the season, trailing only the Dodgers. The two-time All-Star was a big acquisition for the Blue Jays at last year’s trade deadline, but has really struggled this season in Toronto. But that hasn’t been the only story in New York recently.

As Aaron Judge continues to go for No. 61, the Yankees now go for the AL East clinch tonight in Toronto.

This might well be the lineup for the first game of the playoffs, particularly if their currently-injured players (DJ LeMahieu, Matt Carpenter, etc.) can’t get back to form in time. At the very least, this should be an excellent test, and I think that Sevy will rise to the occasion. Thanks to a league-leading 1.82 ERA and 0.84 WHIP in 163 post-Tommy John innings at age 39, Justin Verlander is the favorite to win his third Cy Young Award, but Gausman has him beat in FIP (2.37), strikeout rate (28.2 percent), walk rate (3.9 percent), and FanGraphs WAR (5.5). The free agent addition has been everything that the Blue Jays could’ve dreamed of when they signed him away from the Giants, though if the Yankees are looking for hope, he has coughed up at least four runs in half of his last eight starts. They’re 8.5 games up on Toronto with just 10 left to play, so a win will eliminate the second-place Jays and cement New York’s 20th division title and just its second since 2012. Some fierce Yankees will surely make the trip anyway, so it won’t be as though he’s doing it in an empty ballpark.

While the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays continue to fight for postseason positioning, MLB fans will be tuning in to see if Aaron Judge can ma...

He has recorded a hit in four games during that stretch. Judge has historically dominated Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios. [Skip Advertisement] Anthony Rizzo and Bo Bichette, on the other hand, will tangle with a pair of pitchers they’ve been successful against. The pregame narrative: All eyes will be on the Yankees superstar, who has gone six straight games without going deep after hitting home run No.