The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees have battled all year. Now the two division rivals will settle the score in the post-season — for the first time.

Toronto opens its American League Division Series against New York on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Here’s a tale of the tape heading into the best-of-five series.

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The Blue Jays and Yankees tied atop the AL East with identical 94-68 records, but Toronto won the season series 8-5 — outscoring New York 70-59 — to earn a bye to the ALDS.

A four-game sweep of the Yankees in July propelled the Blue Jays to first in the division, marking an impressive turnaround after Toronto trailed New York by eight games in late May. The Blue Jays never gave up the top spot in the AL East despite the Yankees’ late-season surge.

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