New York Yankees drop second straight north of the border

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 7-4.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he pitched well but not deep into the game.  The bullpen did not do their job as they blew the lead and Brandon Drury led the offense with a couple of hits and RBI. 

Gray pitched four innings giving up seven hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out four, Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and David Robertson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and four runs with a walk and he took the loss his first of the season. 

Marcus Stroman pitched five innings giving up three hits and four runs with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Danny Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, John Axford pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout and Tyler Clippard won his first game pitching an inning and giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Seung Hwan Oh pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and saved his first game of the season. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks, Giancarlo Stanton drew three walks and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI, Drury had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Gregorius hit a double.  Drury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Judge had an outfield assist. 

Devon Travis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had a hit and drew two walks and Justin Smoak had three hits, six RBI and drew a walk.  Yangervis Solarte had a hit, Russell Martin had a hit and drew a walk and Kevin Pillar had three hits.  Gift Ngoepe had a hit, Aledmys Diaz had a hit which was a double and Smoak hit two homeruns.  The Jays were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Solarte committed an error. 

In the second Travis hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  Walker hit an RBI single and the Yankees took a 2-1 lead.  Drury hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Smoak hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the eighth Smoak hit a grand-slam to give the Jays a 7-4 lead and that was the final score of the game. 

The Yankees will now head home for their home opener on Monday and a brief two game series with the Tampa Bay Rays.   

New York Yankees win second straight north of the border

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 4-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched great.  He didn’t look to have it early but really settled in and dominated.  Brandon Drury had two hits and two RBI, Didi Gregorius had two hits and Tyler Wade had two RBI to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run.  He walked none and struck out eight and earned his first win of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one, David Robertson pitched to two batters and retired them both and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts and earned his first save of the season. 

Aaron Sanchez started for the Blue Jays and pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  Sanchez took his first loss of the season.  Danny Barnes pitched to one batter and retired him, Ryan Tepera pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits and drew a walk and Neil Walker had a hit and drew a walk.  Billy McKinney got his first major league hit, Drury had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Wade had a hit and two RBI.  Drury, Gregorius and Wade each hit a double and Gregorius hit a triple.  The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Justin Smoak had a hit, Steve Pearce had a hit and Yangervis Solarte had a hit and an RBI.  Randal Grichuk had a hit and an RBI, Russell Martin drew a walk and Kevin Pillar had a hit.  Smoak, Pillar, Pearce and Solarte each hit a double.  Grichuk hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the second Drury hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Grichuk hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Drury hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Wade hit a two-run double to extend the Yankees lead to 4-1.  In the ninth Solarte hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-2 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees have won the first two games of the series and season.  They will try and win their third straight and take the series on Saturday afternoon with CC Sabathia on the mound.