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Young starters in spotlight as Yankees and Blue Jays battle
Cam Schlittler and Trey Yesavage were central figures in the postseason success the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays enjoyed last season.,Schlittler's 12-strikeout shutout in Game 3 against the Boston Red Sox in the American League wild-card series sent the Yankees into the Division Series ver...
Ben Rice, Ryan McMahon homer to power Yankees past Blue Jays
Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with one out in the fifth inning off Dylan Cease as the New York Yankees kept rolling at home and hung on for a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.,Rice tied Aaron Judge for the team lead with his 16th homer when he snapped a 3-3 tie. Fol...
Hot streak carries Yankees, Jazz Chisholm Jr. into rematch vs. Jays
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s recent uptick at the plate helped the New York Yankees successfully start the season series with the Toronto Blue Jays after some frustrating experiences against their division rival last year.,Coming off a fourth straight multi-hit game and a clutch two-run homer, Chisholm and t...
Blasts by Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr. help Yankees top Jays
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning and David Bednar retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with two on in the ninth to secure the save as the host New York Yankees rallied and hung on for a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.,Chisholm produced his fourth...
Blasts by Bellinger, Chisholm Jr. help Yankees rally past Blue Jays
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning and David Bednar retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with two on in the ninth to secure the save as the host New York Yankees rallied and hung on for a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.,Chisholm Jr. produced his fo...
Ex-Yankees 3B Gio Urshela retires at 34
Infielder Gio Urshela, who played 851 games with eight teams over 10 seasons, announced his retirement on Monday.,"Today is the day to close this chapter as a professional player, and this is not a moment to be sad," Urshela, 34, wrote in a lengthy statement posted to Instagram. "It is a moment to b...
Jays set to face music in opener of 4-game series vs. Yankees
Last summer, the Toronto Blue Jays outplayed the New York Yankees and won the American League East via the head-to-head tiebreaker.,Toronto's success in those games culminated in manager John Schneider going viral for starting the raucous celebration following the elimination of the Yankees in Game ...
Kevin Gausman's strong outing helps Blue Jays tame Tigers
Kevin Gausman tossed six shutout innings in a bounce-back performance and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and scored twice as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the slumping Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Gausman allowed four hits and didn't issue a walk while striking out five batters. ...
Blue Jays, Tigers start pitchers on rebound from tough outings
Jack Flaherty still is seeking his first victory of the season. Kevin Gausman is coming off his worst outing of the campaign.,Those two veteran right-handers will be the mound opponents in the finale of a three-game series between the Toronto Blue Jays and host Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.,Fl...
Yohendrick Pinango hits first career homer, Blue Jays outlast Tigers
Daulton Varsho's RBI single in the 10th gave the visiting Toronto Blue Jays a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday afternoon.,Varsho's one-out hit off Tyler Holton (0-2) knocked in the runner at second, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.,Yohendrick Pinango hit his first career homer for Toronto's othe...
Blue Jays RHP Jose Berrios to have surgery for elbow fracture
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios will undergo surgery on his pitching elbow Wednesday to address a stress fracture as well as potential loose bodies or ligament issues, MLB.com reported on Saturday.,Berrios, 31, has been dealing with the injury since early in spring training. He has yet t...
Casey Mize's return will bolster Tigers in matchup with Blue Jays
Casey Mize will make a swift return from the injured list when the Detroit Tigers host the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.,The Tigers right-hander left his most recent start on April 28 in Atlanta due to a right adductor strain. Mize was able to go through a rehab program at the team's spri...
Tigers edge Blue Jays on Spencer Torkelson's late hit
Spencer Torkelson's two-out RBI single brought home the winning run in the ninth inning as the host Detroit Tigers edged the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-2, on Friday night.,Torkelson's opposite-field single off Jeff Hoffman (2-3) knocked in Matt Vierling, who reached on a bloop single and stole second. Det...
Blue Jays carry walk-off momentum in series opener vs. Tigers
The defending American League champion Toronto Blue Jays are off to a rough start. They hope their latest swing of the bat is the beginning of better times as they head into Detroit for a three-game series against the Tigers that starts on Friday.,Toronto had lost seven of its previous nine games be...
Jays' Daulton Varsho socks walk-off slam to beat Rays in 10
Daulton Varsho hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning, giving the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-3 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.,Varsho's blast to left came against Aaron Brooks (0-1), who making his major league season debut, and salvaged the finale of the three-game series fo...
Blue Jays strive to avert second straight sweep by Rays
The Toronto Blue Jays like to mention that they also had a slow start to last season and then went on to win both the American League East and the AL pennant.,The similarities are beginning to fade. The Blue Jays are three wins behind last year's pace after 42 games following a 7-6 loss in 10 inning...
Rays beat Blue Jays in extras despite blowing 5-run lead
Jonathan Aranda's 10th-inning sacrifice fly proved to be the difference Tuesday night as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6.,Taylor Walls' single to right against Braydon Fisher (2-1) scored automatic runner Cedric Mullins to give Tampa Bay a 6-5 lead. Yandy Diaz walked b...
Rays, riding lengthy hot streak, chase another series win over Jays
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays will shoot for their second series win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a week on Tuesday night.,The Rays took the opener of the three-game series 8-5 on Monday night despite the first career two-homer game and a career-best five RBIs by Toronto's Andres Gimenez. Tampa Bay s...
Rays continue streak over Blue Jays, take series opener
Jonathan Aranda had a solo homer and three RBIs Monday night and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5.,Richie Palacios added three hits and three RBIs for Tampa Bay in the opener of a three-game series. The Rays are 4-0 against Toronto this season.,Toronto's Andres Gimenez had a car...
Kevin Gausman, Jays out to avenge sweep by first-place Rays
The Toronto Blue Jays have a chance for payback Monday night when they clash with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series.,The Rays held the Blue Jays to four runs in sweeping a three-game series May 4-6 at St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Blue Jays continued to spin their wheels wi...