ROGERS CENTRE

Tonight, 7:07 p.m.

RH Masahiro Tanaka (0-0, 3.18) vs. RH Aaron Sanchez (0-0, 1.29)

Tomorrow, 7:07 p.m.

RH Michael Pineda (1-0, 10.50) vs. LH J.A. Happ (0-0, 3.40)

Thursday, 7:07 p.m.

RH Nathan Evoldi (0-0, 9.00) vs RH Marcus Stroman (1-0, 5.40)

TV: Sportsnet

Radio: Sportsnet 590 The Fan

Key players:Starlin Castro and Edwin Encarnacion.

Castro, the Yankees’ outstanding second baseman, reached career hit 1,000th Saturday against Detroit. At 26 years and 142 days old, he became the fifth-youngest player to reach 1,000 in the last three decades. He has been the Yankees’ top hitter so far.

Encarnacion has enjoyed success against this Yankee pitching staff, with five homers and 17 RBIs last season. The Blue Jay had two homers off lefty closer Andrew Miller, and seven RBI off Ivan Nova.

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Need to know: The Yankees are taking this series with the Jays seriously for just the second week of the season. Toronto dominated the Yankees a year ago, so this first meeting is a measuring stick for the Yankees, and a chance at some revenge . . . Toronto was 13-6 overall vs. New York in 2015, including a 9-4 run after the July 31 trade deadline, when the Jays made several pivotal trades that fuelled their run to the post-season . . . New York owned a seven game lead atop the American League East Division July 28, but finished the season seven games back of the first-place Jays . . . Nick Swisher, an integral part of the Yankees’ 2009 championship team, is making a comeback on a minor-league deal with New York. Swisher, 35, is being looked at as a backup to Mark Teixeira at first, and as an extra outfielder; Swisher is currently working out in Tampa at the spring training complex, and will join Triple-A Scranton to start. He hit just .224 with the Cleveland Indians the past four years but had 24 homers and 93 RBIs with a .272 average for the 2012 Yanks … The Bronx Bombers were rained out in Detroit Sunday, giving manager Joe Girardi the opportunity to re-arrange his starting rotation for this series. He elected to give Masahiro Tanaka the start in the opener Tuesday.

Up next: Friday, in Boston, for a four-game series against the Red Sox.