The Blue Jays (4-5) pulled away with a four-run eighth to gain a split of the first two games with the Yankees (4-3) and the rubber match of the three-game set will be played on Thursday. The Jays are not a team without imperfections (see: their rotation) but still figure to be a contender for AL East title this season.
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Sanchez tried to steal an out on the base paths with the bottom of New York’s order up.
Getting his second start of the season, J.
Sanchez spun and his throw went into centre with McCann advancing to third and Headley to second. When you’re matching up against a division foe, you really want to score a run some way or another.
The Yankees bullpen took over once the Bombers got the lead.
Don’t look now, but you have an argument as to who the Jays best starter is on the morning of April 13?
Barbato said he’d be taking home a game ball and the lineup card from his first career win, although he didn’t plan to hold on to his haul of memorabilia.
Anyways, no matter how successful he’s been against them, it’s never easy facing a lineup like that.
Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion hit two-out singles off Yankees starter Michael Pineda (1-1) in the bottom of the first but were left stranded after a Troy Tulowitzki groundout. “That’ll change; they’re too good of hitters”. Bautista brought them both home with a booming double to center. It also didn’t help that Ellsbury got off to a late start to track the ball. And this was a battle against Tanaka, who plunked Kevin Pillar in the shoulder with an 0-2 pitch. However, after a Larry Rothchild mound visit, fortune stood more to his side. “The most productive player development relationships are built upon two aligned organizations”, Shapiro said in the statement.
Tonight wasn’t Tanaka’s prettiest start but give him credit for this: he bent but didn’t break.
His dual handedness made him an easy choice to be called up when the Jays needed a new look.
Happ (1-0) continued the impressive start to the campaign by Toronto’s starting rotation, allowing one earned run and seven hits.
Toronto took the lead in the third.
“I critique myself and I’m pretty hard on myself sometimes”, Happ said.
“I thought he pitched very well against us”, Teixeira said.
Minor-league PDCs come up for renewal at the end of even-numbered seasons, and teams can sign two- or four-year extensions. On full count, Ellsbury dunked a blooper right in front of LF Saunders for an RBI single. Chasen Shreve entered for the seventh, and issued a walk to Donaldson after retiring the first two batters. Dellin Betances came on and struck out Bautista. While the 174 innings Betances threw across the 2014 and 2015 seasons is a cause for some concern going forward, up to this point Betances has shown no ill effects and remains one of the best setup men in baseball.
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Yankees threatened once again in the next frame against Jesse Chavez. Hitting in the five hole early on, the backstop is batting an even. 500 with an on-base percentage of. Headley singled to left. Sanchez threw 97 pitches, but only 54 for strikes, ultimately walking three.
