TORONTO – The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays have split the first two games of a key four-game series between American League East rivals.
The Yankees won the opener in a 12-2 romp. The Blue Jays came back to take the second game Friday night in a 7-5 nail-biter.
The matchup in the third game Saturday at the Rogers Centre is between two young starters with Yankees left-hander Jordan Montgomery (2-4, 4.11 ERA) facing Blue Jays right-hander Joe Biagini (1-3, 3.64)
The Friday game seemed likely to be more typical of the games that could be expected between the teams as the Blue Jays try to work themselves back into the race after a terrible start to the season.