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Game: 128
Date: Friday, August 21, 2026
Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
Weather: Dugout Radar | Forecast
Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Records: Toronto [63-66 overall; 30-33 away], 4th, AL East, 14.0 GB; New York [72-55 overall; 31-27 home], 2nd, AL East, 4.0 GB
Season Series Record: Tied 5-5
New York’s Last Game: New York 6, Baltimore 1 | The Ticket: G127
Watch: YES Network
Listen: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280

Toronto – New York Probable Starters
▪️Tonight
Toronto: LHP Mason Fluharty [5-1, 3.71 ERA, 1.24 WHIP]
New York: RHP Cam Schlittler [10-6, 2.19 ERA, 0.94 WHIP]

▪️Game 2 | Saturday, August 22 | 1:35 p.m. ET
Toronto: RHP Dylan Cease [7-5, 2.42 ERA, 1.06 WHIP]
New York: LHP Ryan Weathers [5-7, 3.56 ERA, 1.19 WHIP]

▪️Game 3 | Sunday, August 23 | 1:35 p.m. ET
Toronto: RHP José Soriano [10-6, 3.23 ERA, 1.26 WHIP]
New York: LHP Carlos Rodón [4-2, 3.22 ERA, 1.23 WHIP]

MLB: Schedule | Standings

ON DECK
Saturday, August 22: Toronto at New York, 1:35 p.m. ET | YES Network
Sunday, August 23: Toronto at New York, 1:35 p.m. ET | YES Network
Tuesday, August 25: Houston at New York, 7:05 p.m. ET | YES Network

Projected W-L: 91.1-70.9 [⬆ 0.5]
Rest of Season Win Percentage: .544 [⬇ 0.1; 4th-best, MLB; 2nd, AL]
Strength of Schedule: .495 [— ; T19th-strongest, MLB; 8th, AL]
Make Playoffs: 99.9% [⬆ 0.1%]
Clinch Wild Card: 77.6% [⬇ 5.4%]
Clinch Bye: 22.2% [⬆ 5.4%]
Win Division: 22.2% [⬆ 5.4%]
Win World Series: 9.1% [⬆ 0.4%]

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1️⃣ Injury List news …

Yankees PR Dept.@YankeesPR

Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves: •Recalled INF/OF Max Schuemann (#30) from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. •Placed INF Ryan McMahon on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to 8/20) with a left thumb sprain.

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2️⃣ Cody Bellinger went 1-for-3 in his rehab assignment Thursday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Bellinger hit second and was DH for the RailRiders in their 2-0 game.

➡️ New York, following Thursday’s 6-1 win at Baltimore, is:
▪️55-46 with Giancarlo Stanton on the injured list
▪️36-32 with Aaron Judge on the injured list
▪️13-10 with Cody Bellinger on the injured list
▪️9-5 with George Lombard Jr. in the lineup
▪️20-18 against American League East opponents
▪️18-13 post-All-Star Game
▪️44-5 when scoring five or more runs
▪️36-8 when the Yankees starter pitches at least six innings

➡️ Luis García Jr. hit a solo shot Thursday at Baltimore for his career-high 25th home run — his second as a Yankee. He is slashing .279/.309/.541 (115-for-412) with 53 runs, 23 doubles, five triples, 25 homers and 80 RBIs (ninth in MLB).

➡️ Trent Grisham reached base twice Thursday at Baltimore and is slashing .341/.383/.773 (15-for-44) with seven runs, four doubles, five homers and 11 RBIs over his last 11 games. … Spencer Jones tied a season high with three hits Thursday, including his sixth home run. Jones has hit safely in six of his last eight games, slashing .300/.323/.500 (9-for-30) with five runs, three doubles, a homer, four RBIs and three stolen bases.

➡️ New York relievers have allowed just one earned run over their last 15.2 innings. … The bullpen owns the majors' best inherited runners scored percentage (21.5%) and second-best ERA (3.00).

➡️ Cam Schlittler has struck out at least 12 batters without a walk twice this season (13 K / 0 BB on June 19 vs. Cincinnati; 12 K / 0 BB on July 24 at Philadelphia). He is the fifth pitcher in franchise history with multiple such starts in a single season, joining Gerrit Cole (four in 2021), Mike Mussina (three in 2001), Masahiro Tanaka (three in 2017) and John Candelaria (two in 1988). … Schlittler is one of three MLB pitchers this season with at least 10 strikeouts and no walks in three games, joining Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski (five) and Cleveland’s Gavin Williams (three).

➡️ Schlittler is 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA across 11 home starts at Yankee Stadium this season. … Dating back to last season, he has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of his last 13 home starts. … In two home starts against Toronto, Schlittler is 0-2 with a 7.04 ERA (7.2 IP, 6 ER) and 13 hits allowed.

➡️ According to Baseball Savant, catcher Austin Wells is tied for fifth in the majors in catcher framing runs (five), tied for fifth in blocks above average (seven) and tied for 10th in shadow strike percentage (49.1%). … His 5.2 Catching Defense Added ranks fifth in the majors according to Baseball Prospectus.

TORONTO: LHP Mason Fluharty vs. New York (Current Hitters)
Regular Season: 9 GP, 7.2 IP, 1-0 W-L, 0 SV, 2.35 ERA, 2 SO, 3 BB

NEW YORK: RHP Cam Schlittler vs. Toronto (Current Hitters)
Regular Season: 5 GP, 25.0 IP, 0-2 W-L, 0 SV, 3.60 ERA, 26 SO, 14 BB

Toronto
1, Brett Bateman (L), CF
2, Nathan Lukes (L), RF
3, Alejandro Kirk (R), C
4, Jesús Sánchez (L), DH
5, Ernie Clement (R), SS
6, Kazuma Okamoto (R), 3B
7, Brandon Valenzuela (S), 1B
8, Charles McAdoo (R), 2B
9, Myles Straw (R), LF

New York
1, Paul Goldschmidt (R), 1B
2, Amed Rosario (R), 3B
3, Heliot Ramos (R), LF
4, Ben Rice (L), DH
5, George Lombard Jr. (R), SS
6, Trent Grisham (L), CF
7, Spencer Jones (L), RF
8, José Caballero (R), 2B
9, Ali Sánchez (R), C

Catcher (2): Ali Sánchez, Austin Wells.
First base (2): Paul Goldschmidt, Ben Rice.
Second base (1): Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Shortstop (2): José Caballero, George Lombard Jr.
Infield (3): Luis García Jr., Amed Rosario, Max Schuemann.
Outfield (3): Trent Grisham, Spencer Jones, Heliot Ramos.
Starting pitchers (5): Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón, Cam Schlittler, Will Warren, Ryan Weathers.
Relief pitchers (8): David Bednar, Paul Blackburn, Fernando Cruz, Bradley Hanner, Yerry de los Santos, Brent Headrick, Tim Hill, Ryan Yarbrough.

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