The New York Yankees, boasting rookie sensation Gary Sanchez and harboring about a 2 percent chance of making the playoffs, face the Toronto Blue Jays, the American League wild-card leaders, on Friday night (7 ET, ESPN2/WatchESPN).
A look at the key stats for Friday’s game:
Mitchell faces Blue Jays again
Yankees starter Bryan Mitchell faced the Blue Jays in his first start this season, a game the Yankees won 2-0 on Sept. 7. He allowed four hits in five scoreless innings. He faced 19 batters and allowed two hard-hit balls (an 11.