New York Yankees shutout the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-0.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Didi Gregorius and Greg Bird each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He didn’t walk a batter and he struck out 15 and won his 13^th game of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Dellin Betances gave up a hit and a walk without recording an out and Aroldis Chapman saved his 21^st game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Joe Biagini pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out three and lost his 13^th game of the season.  Matt Dermody pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Danny Barnes pitched to two batters and retired them both and Tom Koehler pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out three.  Mayza pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Gregorius had two hits.  Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI, Bird had two hits and two RBI and Todd Frazier drew a walk.  Austin Romine had a hit, Bird hit a double and the Yankees were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Ellsbury, Castro, Hicks and Gregorius each stole a base and Romine had a passed ball.  Tanaka had a pickoff. 

Teoscar Hernandez drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had a hit and Ezequiel Carrera had a hit and drew a walk.  Ryan Goins had a hit and Richard Urena had a hit.  Donaldson hit a double and the Blue Jays were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Carrera had a stolen base and was picked off.  Carrera had an outfield assist. 

In the first Castro hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Bird hit a sac fly to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Judge hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-0 and in the sixth Bird hit an RBI single to make it a 4-0 game which would be the final score.   

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.