SportsLine's Jimmie Kaylor locked in his picks, predictions, props, and best bets for the New York Mets vs. New York Yankees Subway Series game on the Fourth of July

The New York Yankees face the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a 4-game set at Rogers Centre in Toronto Thursday.

Its Thursday, July 3 and the Yankees (48-38) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (48-38). Clarke Schmidt is slated to take the mound for New York against Chris Bassitt for Toronto. The Jays have taken the first three games of the series,

Neither the New York Yankees nor the New York Mets have been great in the last seven days. The Yankees were swept in a high-scoring four-game series by the Toronto Blue Jays, while the Mets are 2-4 in their last six games.

The dominant storyline of that mid-May interleague series mostly was about one individual as the slumping Juan Soto returned for the first time to rounds and rounds of Bronx cheers after spurning the Bombers for a landmark $765 million deal from Steve Cohen and the Mets.

The Yankees are in the midst of their worst slump with 18 losses in their past 32 games entering the second part of the Subway Series with the Mets on Friday.

New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt exited his start on Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays after experiencing forearm tightness, the club announced. Yankees manager Aaron Boone opted for reliever Clayton Beeter to replace Schmidt on the mound.

The New York Yankees’ rotation may have taken a hit. Clarke Schmidt left Thursday night’s start against the Toronto Blue Jays after three innings and 55 pitches. The Yankees announced that Schmidt exited with right forearm tightness.

New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt left his start Thursday night against Toronto after three innings because of tightness in his right forearm

The Toronto Blue Jays’ four-game series against the New York Yankees was the biggest in a decade. Coming into Monday, the Blue Jays were three games back of the Yankees for the top spot in the American League East.

George Springer hit two two-run home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-5 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep and take sole possession of the AL East lead