Aaron Sanchez goes back on the 10-day DL thanks to that split nail suffered on Sunday. Danny Barnes recalled. #BlueJays
Game Threat: New York, New York! Blue Jays (8-17) @ Yankees (15-8)

The Blue Jays are riding a two-game winning streak into New York, can they build on it? The Yankees won’t make it easy.
News and Scuttlebutt
Today’s big news is that Aaron Sanchez is headed back to the 10-day disabled list thanks to that goddamn cracked nail. Danny Barnes is up to give them ‘pen some reinforcements after yesterday’s mammoth effort. The Jays won’t need another starter until May 9th, because the off day on Thursday will allow them to work twice through the rotation with just four starters. Hopefully J.A. Happ is ready by then.
#BlueJays designated Jarrod Saltalamacchia over the weekend, but worth noting they're still on the hook for the full $1.25 million
That was one very expensive single!
Did You Know? #Indians Edwin Encarnacion has struck out an AL-high 35 times.
Did you enjoy the work of Rogers’ PR outlet today? Probably not a good idea to talk about how bad Edwin has been considering how most of the Jays lineup currently looks.
Today
TV: SNET1
Radio: SN590
And now, the lineups…
Blue Jays
Marco Estrada: 30 IP, 2.70 ERA, 7.5 H9, 0.9 HR9, 3.0 BB9, 9.9 SO9
Yankees
Luis Severino: 27 IP, 3.00 ERA, 5.7 H9, 1.3 HR9, 1.3 BB9, 11.0 SO9
I talked about this in the series preview earlier today, but Luis Severino has been largely excellent this season. He’s been using his slider more than usual, and it’s been dominant. The Jays aren’t the best at hitting breaking pitches, so this looks like the kind of game they’re going to have to scrape through, and one Marco Estrada is going to have to be on his game for. He has been recently, dominating Baltimore and Boston in his last two times out, but this Yankees lineup has been mashing all April.
Breaking News
- The Blue Jays have a challenging and delicate task this offseason
- It’s not urgent, but the Blue Jays should consider signing Trey Yesavage to a contract extension this offseason
- Addison Barger credits Blue Jays’ success to creating winning culture: ‘They’re teaching how to win’
- Blue Jays announce Spring Training schedule
- Blue Jays offseason targets: 4 big-name free agents worth pursuing
