The struggling New York Yankees hope to maintain sole possession of first place in the American League East when they visit the  basement-dwelling Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday for the opener of the four-game series between the division rivals. New York (52-30) owns a one-game lead over Baltimore despite having lost six of their last seven contests and nine of 12. Toronto (36-43) ended its seven-game slide with a victory at Boston on Tuesday, but the rubber game of the three-game set was suspended due to rain. For Thursday, New York's Carlos Rodon squares off against Toronto's Jose Berrios.

New York is a -139 favorites (risk $139 to win $100) in the latest Yankees vs. Blue Jays odds, while Toronto is a +117 underdog. The over/under for total runs scored is 8.5. The game is one of six on the MLB schedule for Thursday evening. (See up-to-date lines for every game on our MLB odds page.)

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