After nine rounds of Wednesday night’s heavyweight fight, the judges have scored the bout 11-9 for… the Toronto Blue Jays. This is what American League East baseball is supposed to look like, haymakers flying back and forth in a game that had absolutely everything.

The Toronto Blue Jays are red-hot, having won four games in a row and seven of their last 10. At 48-38, they have climbed into a first-place tie with the New York Yankees in the American League East.

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they take on the New York Yankees. Toronto is 48-38 overall and 28-16 in home games. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .329 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the AL.