Toronto Blue Jays (25-18) vs New York Yankees (25-20)
Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 7:07 pm
The Blue Jays are scheduled to start right-hander Jose Berrios (3-3, 4.70 ERA) in the finale. He is 3-4 with a 5.14 ERA in nine career starts against the Yankees.
Left-hander Nestor Cortes (3-2, 5.53) gets the start for New York. He is 1-2 with a 3.66 ERA in 10 games (four starts) against Toronto.
The American League East rivals will have trouble matching the duel between Yankees righty Gerrit Cole and Jays righty Chris Bassitt on Wednesday. Bassitt pitched seven scoreless innings and has not allowed a run for a career-best 27 consecutive innings.
It is the second-longest single-season scoreless streak in franchise history. Roger Clemens had 33 straight shutout innings Aug. 15-Sept. 5, 1998. It is the third longest overall. Dave Stieb pitched 34 straight scoreless innings from Sept. 13, 1988 to April 5, 1989.
Bassitt said he was dealing with a sinus infection.