Blue Jays vs Yankees: Starting Lineup - Game Two Preview

Kevin Gausman and the Blue Jays' lineup remained true to who they've been all season as they executed a clinical 7-1 win over the Yankees in front of 46,055 on Friday.

With the victory, the Blue Jays improved to 82-59 and increased their lead to four games over the Yankees, creating further separation from an American League East rival whom they already hold a tiebreaker over.

Blue Jays veteran Chris Bassitt is on the bump versus Yankees starter Luis Gil this afternoon. First pitch is at 1:05 PM ET on Sportsnet and YES Network.

In his last outing Chris Bassitt took a no-decision against the Reds, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out six.

That represented Bassitt's first quality start since his Aug. 3 start against the Royals.

The veteran right-hander has walked multiple batters in six consecutive outings, though he has fanned at least six in three straight appearances.

Bassitt will take a 4.10 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 154:46 K:BB across 156 innings into this afternoons game against the Yankees.

Luis Gil gets the ball today for the Yankees. In his last outing Gil did not factor into the decision in a 3-2 loss to the White Sox.

He allowed two runs on four hits and two walks over 5.1 innings with seven strikeouts.

The New York right-hander equaled a season high with his seven punchouts generated on 12 whiffs out of his 98 total pitches.

Gil was cruising through the first five frames, conceding just one run on a Will Robertson double in the second.

After giving up a solo homer to Colson Montgomery with one out in the sixth, Gil walked the next batter and was then lifted from the contest.

Through 29.1 total innings, Gil now sports a 3.68 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 29:19 K:BB with a worrisome 25.6 percent groundball rate.

George Springer leads the Blue Jays with 27 home runs and has racked up a team-best batting average of .307.

Bo Bichette has a club-best 91 RBI and .307 batting average.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .293 with 31 doubles, 22 home runs and 76 walks.

Alejandro Kirk is hitting .299 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 41 walks.

Aaron Judge is batting .322 with 43 home runs and 97 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among New York hitters this season.

Cody Bellinger has 141 hits and an OBP of .331 to go with a slugging percentage of .502 this season.

Trent Grisham has collected 105 base hits, an OBP of .356 and a slugging percentage of .486 this season.

Jazz Chisholm has 93 hits and an OBP of .339 to go with a slugging percentage of .499 this season.

Blue Jays:Ryan Burr: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Robinson Pina: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alek Manoah: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Nick Sandlin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Angel Bastardo: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Yankees:Austin Slater: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15 Day IL (Back), Brent Headrick: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Gerrit Cole: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jazz Chisholm: day-to-day (Leg)