Toronto is doing the opposite of stacking momentum — 33-36, just dropped 2 of 3 to the Phillies, and the offense has been treading water without Daulton Varsho (wrist) and Anthony Santander. The big tease: manager John Schneider said Alejandro Kirk could be back from the 60-day IL as soon as Friday, which would be a real shot in the arm behind the plate. Shane Bieber also tossed 6 scoreless on a Triple-A Buffalo rehab Thursday, so reinforcements are coming, just not in time for this one.
Weathers is the actual concern here. His ERA has ballooned from 3.00 to 3.86 across his last 4 starts, and he's been knocked around for 10 earned over his last 12.2 innings — a 7.10 clip with 5 home runs allowed. Even with Judge missing, the Vlad/Bichette core at Rogers Centre on a left-handed starter struggling to keep the ball in the yard is the matchup Toronto wanted.
- Day-To-DayPayton Henry (C) — The Yankees signed Henry to a minor-league contract Monday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.06/05
- Day-To-DayEric Reyzelman (SP) — no06/05
- Day-To-DayTravis MacGregor (SP) — MacGregor underwent Tommy John surgery last September and will miss the entire 2019 season, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILAustin Wells (C) — Wells (head) will resume baseball activities at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.06/10
- 10-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — The Yankees announced Thursday that Judge has a stress fracture of his first rib on his right side and will be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks before being re-evaluated, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.06/05
- 10-Day-ILJasson Dominguez (LF) — Dominguez (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment Friday, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.06/04
- 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that Stanton (calf) will not be activated from the 10-day injured list during the team's June 8-14 road trip, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.06/04
- 15-Day-ILMax Fried (SP) — Fried (elbow) is expected to begin throwing from 120 feet and will also undergo more imaging during the upcoming week, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.06/07
- 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Schmidt (elbow) has been "feeling great" during recent mound sessions and could start throwing to hitters by the end of June, per MLB.com.06/08
- Day-To-DayDaulton Varsho (CF) — Varsho (wrist) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Phillies.06/10
- Day-To-DayGeovanny Jesus Planchart (C) — no05/08
- Day-To-DayChay Yeager (RP) — Yeager will undergo season-ending UCL surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILAddison Barger (RF) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Barger (elbow) is "making progress" while continuing to ramp up his hitting at the team's complex in Florida, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/08
- 10-Day-ILLenyn Sosa (2B) — Sosa went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional run and an additional RBI on Saturday against the Twins in an 11-4 victory.05/28
- developmental listFernando Perez (P)
- 60-Day-ILShane Bieber (SP) — Bieber (elbow) tossed six scoreless innings Thursday, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out five batters in a rehab outing with Triple-A Buffalo, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.06/12
- 60-Day-ILLazaro Estrada (RP) — Estrada (shoulder) struck out three over three perfect innings of relief Sunday in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Buffalo.06/09
- 60-Day-ILAlejandro Kirk (C) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Kirk (thumb) could be available to return from the 60-day injured list as soon as Friday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.06/08
- 60-Day-ILYimi Garcia (RP) — Garcia's (elbow) next rehab outing will be Saturday with Single-A Dunedin, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/04
- 60-Day-ILJoe Mantiply (RP) — Mantiply will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair some damage in his left knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/04
- 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-ILAnthony Santander (RF) — Toronto transferred Santander (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.05/08
- 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
Yesavage is the other half of why this game has Toronto folks excited. The World Series hero from last fall has looked the part since coming off the shoulder IL, including a 6-inning, 8-strikeout, 0-run number against these same Yankees a couple weeks back. The Baltimore start was a hiccup, but a 3.16 ERA and the kind of swing-and-miss stuff he's flashing makes this a different problem for a Bronx lineup that's already running short.
Pinnacle has it as a coin flip — Yankees -100, Jays -108, total 7.5. That's the market saying it doesn't trust either rotation completely and isn't sure the short-handed Yankees can grind out runs against a Yesavage at home. Sounds about right.