New York Yankees win on a walk-off over the Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen was good and Gleyber Torres led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Cole pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Ron Marinaccio pitched an inning with a walk, Clay Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Wandy Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and tow runs with a walk.  Jimmy Cordero earned his first win of the season pitching to two batters and retiring them both. 

Alek Manoah started for the Blue Jays and he pitched seven innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Yimi Garcia pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Jordan Romano pitched giving up three hits and a run with a walk and he didn’t record an out.  Romano lost his first game of the season. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and two RBI, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Torres had two hits.  Willie Calhoun drew a walk, DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Oswald Peraza had a hit and drew a walk, Cabrera and Rizzo each hit a double and Volpe hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cabrera and Peraza each had a stolen base. 

George Springer had a hit and a walk, Bo Bichette had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and drew a walk.  Daulton Varsho had a hit, Alejandro Kirk had a hit and drew two walks and Danny Jansen had a hit and two RBI.  Whit Merrifield had a hit, Guerrero Jr., Kirk and Bichette each hit a double and Jansen hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Varsho had a stolen base and Springer was caught stealing.  Kirk committed an error. 

In the bottom of the eighth Volpe hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the top of the ninth Jansen hit a two-run homerun to tie the game.  In the bottom of the ninth LeMahieu hit a pinch hit walk-off RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-2 victory. 

The two teams will play game three the rubber game of the series on Sunday afternoon.