Yankees vs. Blue Jays Sept. 26: Challenge for Judge to end home-run drought

The stage is set in Toronto for three-game Yankees vs. Blue Jays.

After their 4-0 series sweep against Boston, the Yankees to plays Blue Jays in their second=last on-road series. The New York Yankees are currently in first place in the American League East with a record of 94-58. They will take on the Toronto Blue Jays, who are in second place in the AL East division with a record of 86-67.

Yankees vs. Blue Jays, Time: Monday, 7:07 p.m. EDT, Rogers Center, Toronto.

Luis Severino (6-3, 3.36 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 101 strikeouts) is likely to start for the Yankees, while Kevin Gausman (12-10, 3.32 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 194 strikeouts) will take the mound for the Blue Jays.

Monday will mark the beginning of the first game of the Yankees vs. Blue Jays three-game series and can become historic if Aaron Judge gets his 61st home run to equal AL record holder Roger Maris.

The Yankees slugger has a batting average of .314 while collecting 28 doubles and 60 home runs. Over the course of the last ten games, Gleyber Torres has a batting average of 15-for-38 with three doubles and three home runs.

If Judge overcomes his five-game non-homer streak in Toronto, he may hit his 62nd home run and create a new American League record for most home runs in a single season.

At home, Toronto has a record of 43-32, and the team’s overall record is 86-67. When the Blue Jays hit two or more home runs in a game, they have a winning record of 35-19.

On the road, New York has a record of 38-36, and the team’s overall record is 94-58. The Yankees batters have a collective batting average of .241, which places them ninth in the AL.

This will be the 17th time that these two teams have met against each other during the current season. The season Yankees vs. Blue Jays series is currently tied at 9-7, with the Yankees holding the advantage.

In their last ten games, the Yankees went 8-2, had a batting average of .277, had an earned run average of 4.50, and outscored their opponents by 21 runs.

Earlier projections had zeroed on Toronto as the possible venue for Judge’s AL record homer.

Yankees Injured List: Wandy Peralta, Frankie Montas, DJ LeMahieu, Luis Gil, Andrew Benintendi, Albert Abreu, Matt Carpenter, Miguel Castro, Michael King, Chad Green, and Stephen Ridings.

Will Aaron Judge get his AL homer record during the Yankees vs. Blue Jays series?