The revamped and retooled Toronto Blue Jays will travel to Yankee Stadium to face the New York Yankees for both of the teams' second series of the season. Both sides are also looking to get back to the winning column after defeats to the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox, respectively.
Let's take a look at the injury reports and see how it might affect each team's lineup for the game.
Toronto Blue Jays Injury Report
The Toronto Blue Jays lineup is healthy ahead of this contest. Pitchers Nate Pearson and Ryan Borucki will likely be back by mid-to-late April.
New York Yankees Injury Report
Relievers Zack Britton and Stephen Ridings, along with starter Domingo German, are still on the 60-day injury list. Britton underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2021 and there's still no timetable for his return. Catcher Ben Rortvedt is in the 10-day IL and is slated to return by the end of this month.
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Predicted Lineup
Toronto Blue Jays
Danny Jansen has been red hot batting .571/.625/1.571 with two home runs and two runs batted in just seven at-bats so far. All-Star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has also been firing on all cylinders with four runs batted in through three games. The Blue Jays' predicted lineup can be seen below.
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New York Yankees
Expectations are always high for the Yankees' slugging crew and so far, they haven't disappointed. Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, and Anthony Rizzo came out of the gates blazing with plus .300 batting averages, with Stanton and Rizzo having scored ten runs batted in between them already. Let's take a look at how the batting order will shape up for the Bronx Bombers.
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Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Pitching Rotations
Toronto Blue Jays
Alek Manoah will take the mound in the series opener against the Yankees. The 24-year-old starter finished the 2021 season with a 9-2 record and a 3.22 ERA and 1.048 WHIP. Manoah established a dominant run at the end of last season when he won his last four starts, only giving up five earned runs in that timeline.
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees have chosen Jameson Taillon as their starter for Monday's game against the Blue Jays. Taillon had a serviceable 2021 season with a record of 8-6 with an ERA of 4.30 and 1.206 WHIP in 29 starts. The inconsistencies and injuries in the Yankees' pitching rotation and bullpen didn't help Taillon, but he will look to turn things around this campaign.