Posted by Joe Hamrahi on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 10:39 am

We venture north of the border to bring you today’s matchup between two ex-teammates.

Tonight at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, A.J. Burnett leads the New York Yankees into town to take on Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto currently resides in first place in the American League East with a record of 22-12. New York sits in third place (15-16), 5 1/2 games back of the Blue Jays.

Burnett returns to his old stomping grounds with a record of 2-0 and an ERA of 5.26. After posting three strong starts to begin the season, A.J. had fallen on hard times, giving up 15 earned runs in his last 18 innings. He looks to regain his form in the town he called home the past three seasons.

Roy Halladay, on the other hand, comes into tonight’s action with a sparkling 6-1 record, a 3.29 ERA, and a WHIP of 1.12. Amazingly, he’s received decisions in all 7 of his starts so far this season. Tonight he’ll have his hands full against the league’s 5th highest scoring offense. (Ironically, the Jays are the ones who lead the league in scoring with 204 runs.)

Thanks to the folks at ACTA Sports, we’re able to bring you some interesting matchup information for tonight.

vs. Halladay
Johnny Damon – 27-for-80 (.338), 1HR, 9BB, 13K
Alex Rodriguez – 17-for-60 (.283), 1HR, 4BB, 12K
Derek Jeter – 19-for-79 (.241), 7BB, 21K

vs. Burnett
Kevin Millar – 4-for-21 (.190), 1HR, 3BB, 5K
Scott Rolen – 0-18 (.000), 2BB 4K

Today’s matchup file with much more detail is attached. If you would like to receive a free subscription to your favorite team’s matchups for the remainder of the year, please send an email to matchups@actasports.com with your name and favorite team and where you buy your sports books.

Enjoy the game!

Download: Bill James Matchup Report: Blue Jays – Yankees