The Yankees (98-52, 9.0 GA in AL East) wrap up their three-game series with the Blue Jays (58-91, 39.5 GB in AL East) at 1:07 p.m. at Rogers Centre on Sunday.
Yankees notes
James Paxton won his ninth straight game in Saturday's 13-3 win over the Blue Jays... The Yankees hit four homers in Saturday's win, courtesy of Brett Gardner, Gleyber Torres, Luke Voit and Mike Ford. Every Yankee starter had a hit in the game, as they collected 19 in total... With 37 home runs, Torres is tied with Nelson Cruz for third in the American League.
| Yankees | Blue Jays |
|---|---|
| DJ LeMahieu, 3B | Bo Bichette, SS |
| Aaron Judge, RF | Cavan Biggio, 2B |
| Didi Gregorius, SS | Randal Grichuk, RF |
| Gleyber Torres, 2B | Rowdy Tellez, DH |
| Brett Gardner, CF | Teoscar Hernandez, CF |
| Luke Voit, DH | Reese McGuire, C |
| Mike Ford, 1B | Brandon Drury, 1B |
| Austin Romine, C | Billy McKinney, LF |
| Tyler Wade, LF | Richard Urena, 3B |
Who is starting for the Yankees?
While Chad Green (4-4, 4.57 ERA) will get the ball as the opener, the real storyline is the return of LHP Jordan Montgomery, who has spent over a year recovering from Tommy John surgery. The 26-year-old is expected to come into the game following Green and has not pitched since May 1, 2018. Montgomery made 29 starts in 2017, going 9-7 with a 3.88 ERA and striking out 144 batters over 155.1 innings. He finished sixth in Rookie of the Yea voting that season, but made just six starts in 2018 before suffering his injury.
Who is starting for the Blue Jays?
RHP T.J. Zeuch, who will be making just his second big league start after debuting earlier this month when rosters expanded. His only other start came on Tuesday against the Red Sox, when he pitched 4.1 innings and allowed three runs on six hits. Zeuch is ranked as the Blue Jays' 16th-best prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com
Upcoming schedule
Following a road trip which spanned 11 games and 10 days, the Yankees will get a much-needed off day before returning to Yankee Stadium to face the Angels on Tuesday at 6:35 p.m.