Wed Jul 02 23:30:00 UTC 2025: **Yankees-Blue Jays Showdown Highlights Packed Sports Schedule**
TORONTO – A rare 19-game MLB slate takes center stage Wednesday, with the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays facing off at the Rogers Centre at 7:07 p.m. ET in a pivotal AL East clash. The Yankees, who’ve held the division lead since mid-April, see their lead shrink to just one game over the Jays after losing 12 of their last 18 games. Toronto has won the first two games of the four-game series, including a 12-5 blowout victory on Canada Day.
Will Warren will start for the Yankees, while José Berríos takes the mound for Toronto. Despite New York being favored, SportsLine projections favor the Blue Jays to cover the spread. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has historically dominated against Berríos, batting .378 with 5 home runs in 37 at-bats.
**Other Key Sporting Events:**
* **MLB:** The Chicago Cubs host the Cleveland Guardians (8:05 p.m. ET, ESPN). The Cubs, leading the NL Central, face a struggling Guardians team. Also, the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago White Sox (10:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network), with Clayton Kershaw nearing 3,000 career strikeouts.
* **U.S. Soccer:** The U.S. Men’s National Team faces Guatemala in a Gold Cup semifinal (7 p.m. ET, FS1/Univision), and the U.S. Women’s National Team plays Canada in an international friendly (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV/Max/Universo/Peacock).
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