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Yankees Host Blue Jays, Still Three Games Back

5/20/2026

Summary

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Yankees host Blue Jays Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, with Yankees (29-19) trailing AL East leader three games while Blue Jays (21-26) trail 10.5 games.
Will Warren (5-1, 3.42 ERA) and Dylan Cease (2-1, 2.41 ERA) start for their teams.
Cease has averaged seven innings, four earned runs and 26 strikeouts this May.
Odds list Yankees -137, with tipster Angelo Magliocca backing Judge’s first-at-bat strikeout (+185), three-plus strikeouts (+690) and Jones’s first-at-bat strikeout (+135).

History

Historical Context

After the Yankees set an AL record with 114 wins in 1998—capturing their 24th World Series under manager Joe Torre and the Core Four—the franchise entered a decade of repeated championships. The 2024 club, now 29-19 and trailing the AL East, hopes pitchers Will Warren and Dylan Cease can echo that dominant era and revive postseason expectations.

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Story summary

Yankees host Blue Jays Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, with Yankees (29-19) trailing AL East leader three games while Blue Jays (21-26) trail 10.5 games.
Will Warren (5-1, 3.42 ERA) and Dylan Cease (2-1, 2.41 ERA) start for their teams.
Cease has averaged seven innings, four earned runs and 26 strikeouts this May.
Odds list Yankees -137, with tipster Angelo Magliocca backing Judge’s first-at-bat strikeout (+185), three-plus strikeouts (+690) and Jones’s first-at-bat strikeout (+135).

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