New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays

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First pitch at Rogers Centre went off at 3:07 PM ET with Cam Schlittler starting for the Yankees, carrying a 2.19 ERA and fresh off an 11-strikeout, no-walk outing against Atlanta his last time out. Toronto countered with Braydon Fisher, who's been used as a bridge arm out of the bullpen for much of August rather than a conventional starter — his last outing lasted just 1.1 innings by design.

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Yankees(68-54)

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-1.5-100-174o7.5+120

Blue Jays(60-64)

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4

+1.5-102+173u7.5-117

Best BetYankees -166

Postgame

Wrong. New York managed just a single run and Toronto's bats did enough late to close it out 4-1, dropping the Yankees to 0-2 in the series. Schlittler's arm wasn't the issue — the offense we flagged as thin without Judge, Stanton and Bellinger simply never showed up, exactly the risk the bear case called out.

Pregame

Schlittler brings a 2.21 ERA and an 11-strikeout, zero-walk outing into this one, while Toronto is trusting a reliever to open a game against a division rival. That gap in pitching certainty is why New York sits as the clear favorite here, even fresh off back-to-back losses.

The bigger story in Toronto broke hours before the game: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. landed on the 7-day concussion IL after a collision at third base a night earlier, pulling the Blue Jays' best bat right as their Wild Card push heats up. New York, meanwhile, has been playing without Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger for weeks — a lineup that's had to find offense without three of its usual middle-of-the-order bats.

Cam Schlittler

(11-6)·2.16 ERA

Aug 9 vs Braves

ND

7.0IP

1ER

11K

0BB

96P

08/15 Lineup

Braydon Fisher

(3-4)·3.46 ERA

Jul 22 vs Rays

ND

1.1IP

1ER

1K

2BB

26P

08/15 Lineup

None of that stopped Toronto from doing what it's done all week. The Blue Jays' offense has carried the load with Guerrero out, and Saturday's win pushed Toronto to 4-1 over its last five games — a stretch that's turned a team written off in June into a real threat in a crowded Wild Card field.

New York Yankees

(68-54)

Aug 14L@ Blue Jays1-3

Aug 13Lvs Mariners0-1

Aug 12Wvs Mariners10-5

Aug 11Wvs Mariners4-1

Aug 9Lvs Braves1-2

Toronto Blue Jays

(60-64)

Aug 14Wvs Yankees3-1

Aug 13Lvs Red Sox0-7

Aug 12Wvs Red Sox6-4

Aug 11Wvs Red Sox5-3

Aug 10Wvs Red Sox2-1

New York managed just one run all afternoon, plating it in the second inning and going quiet the rest of the way against Toronto's staff. The Blue Jays scratched across a run of their own in the third before turning it into a laugher late, tacking on in the seventh and eighth to pull away.

New York Yankees

(6)

• 10-Day-ILCody Bellinger (LF) — Bellinger (hamstring) was spotted running the bases during pregame warmups Wednesday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.08/12
• 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that Stanton (calf) "started the introduction to [running] some bases," MLB.com reports.08/09
• 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodon (SP) — Rodon (elbow) pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk while striking seven batters in a rehab start with Double-A Somerset on Thursday.08/14
• 15-Day-ILKervin Castro (RP) — The Yankees placed Castro on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Monday, with right elbow neuritis.08/11
• 60-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — Judge (ribs) began playing catch Friday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.08/15
• 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Schmidt (elbow) has resumed playing catch without issue and should get back on a mound in the "next couple days," Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.08/09

Toronto Blue Jays

(17)

• PaternityBrendon Little (RP) — The Blue Jays placed Little on the paternity list Thursday.08/13
• 7-Day ILVladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B) — The Blue Jays placed Guerrero on the 7-day concussion IL on Saturday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.08/15
• 10-Day-ILLuis Urias (2B) — The Blue Jays announced Monday that Urias (quadriceps) will be shut down for the next two weeks, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.08/10
• 10-Day-ILJonatan Clase (LF) — Clase (foot) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.07/22
• 15-Day-ILSpencer Arrighetti (SP) — Arrighetti (foot) will resume a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.08/13
• 15-Day-ILTrey Yesavage (SP) — Yesavage (knee) underwent surgery to repair his torn meniscus Tuesday and is considered week-to-week, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.08/11
• 15-Day-ILJameson Taillon (SP) — Toronto placed Taillon on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tendinitis on Tuesday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.08/11
• 60-Day-ILJake Bloss (SP) — The Blue Jays recalled Bloss from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday and placed him on the 60-day injured list while he recovers from a right teres major strain, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.08/12
• 60-Day-ILLenyn Sosa (2B) — Sosa (wrist) resumed his rehab assignment with Single-A Dunedin on Tuesday, going 1-for-2 with a double and a hit-by-pitch.08/12
• 60-Day-ILYimi Garcia (RP) — Garcia (elbow/neck/biceps) has been diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2026 season, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.08/07
• 60-Day-ILPatrick Corbin (SP) — Toronto transferred Corbin (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.08/05
• 60-Day-ILJoe Mantiply (RP) — Mantiply (knee) has resumed throwing bullpen sessions, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.07/27
• 60-Day-ILAddison Barger (RF) — Barger is expected to be sidelined six months following surgery Monday to repair his right elbow UCL, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.07/27
• 60-Day-ILAnthony Santander (RF) — Santander is still dealing with discomfort in his surgically repaired left shoulder and recently received another cortisone shot, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILJose Berrios (SP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Berrios underwent full Tommy John surgery Wednesday in addition to having a stress fracture repaired, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.05/27
• 60-Day-ILCody Ponce (SP) — Ponce underwent surgery Friday to repair the ACL in his right knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBowden Francis (SP) — The Blue Jays placed Francis (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08

Judge's ribs situation is trending the right way — he was back playing catch as of Friday — but that's a September problem at the earliest for a Yankees team that just watched a division rival close the gap. Toronto now has to find out how it holds up without Guerrero for a week, right as the schedule offers no cushion.

Whatever answer Toronto finds, the standings say it's working. One game back of the final Wild Card spot, with a division rival that just got the better of them twice in a row — that's about as loud a signal as a late-summer weekend series can send.