The New York Yankees ended a five game skid with an 8-6 win at Cleveland last night. Three of the losses came against the surging Toronto Blue Jays home at Yankee Stadium, and odds are they'll struggle at Rogers Centre tonight as well against a Blue Jays team that has won 11 straight games.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Yankees hand the ball to Ivan Nova (4-4-, 3.52 ERA) who was reached for four runs on four hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays his very last start on August 8. He's 1-2 with a 6.94 ERA in his last five starts versus the Blue Jays and there are plenty of batters in the current Toronto team with good numbers against the 28 year old. The Jays will counter with David Price (11-4, 2.35) who's been excellent all season long and has impressed in his first two starts for Toronto. He pitched opposite Nova on August 8 and held the Yankees scoreless over seven innings of the 6-0 win and has conceded only one run on six hits with 18 strikeouts over 15 innings in the Blue Jays uniform.

2. The Yankees Quiet Bats - The Yankees had scored only eight runs in five games before matching that output last night. They have a major-leagues worst .174 team batting average over the last seven days.

3. X-Factor - Justin Smoak hit a grand slam off Nova less than a week ago. He's 2-for-5 with walk overall against Nova.

Selection: This is a play on Toronto Blue Jays (10*)