Right fielder Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees attempts to make a catch on a ball for a three-run home run by Troy Tulowitzki of the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York Tuesday.
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With the Yankees in the midst of a full-fledged youth movement, it was only right for Green to break out of his shell with fellow RailRiders teammates now on the roster.
It was the sixth inning and the New York Yankees had completed five innings of 6-0 ball before rain postponed the game temporarily.
The Blue Jays lost their last game by a one-run margin.
Toronto Blue Jays batters re-discovered the baseball Tuesday night as they defeated the Yankees in NY by a clear margin of 12 to 6. It also concluded his second two-homer performance of the year, as he also went deep twice against the Yankees in NY on May 25.
It was a huge game, said manager John Gibbons. He hit.391 (9-for-23), with a home run, four runs batted in and five runs in five post-season encounters, helping Vancouver to its first of three straight titles in the short-season, single-A Northwest League. Starter Jack Morris picked up the win, while Duane Ward earned his 33rd save – both were among those involved in the Blue Jays pre-game ceremony on Sunday, recognizing the fantastic arms fans have cheered on over the past 40 seasons.
Aug 14, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays former pitchers Dave Stieb and Pat Hentgen and Roy Halladay Trio Bobblehead giveaway presented by Rogers to the first 20,000 fans before a game against the Houston Astros at Rogers Centre. That was what happened Tuesday, when the rain ended Pineda’s night, bringing Anthony Swarzak and his seven home runs allowed in 25 1/3 innings into the fray. Struggling against weak lineups like the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets, Green’s most recent task was to go toe-to-toe with the hard-hitting offense of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Encarnacion, who leads the majors in RBIs, followed with a no-doubt drive deep into the lower deck in left field to tie it at 6.
Happ was lifted after Headley’s infield single with one out in the eighth.
Martin’s decisive blast was his 12th of the season and fourth in his last three games.
However, the top of the eighth would follow with not only the biggest bullpen implosion from the Yankees all season, but it would signify the end of any hope of a Wild Card chase.
Starlin Castro cut the deficit to 3-2 in the fourth inning with his career-high 15th homer, and Headley later added his 11th homer of the season. On the second, a grounder was hit to him for what should’ve been a double play.
Dickey left after five innings, striking out six but walking four.
Blue Jays: OF Ezequiel Carrera (Achilles) could come off the 15-DL on Tuesday night. He also will try to end a almost two-month slump that has seen go 2-5 with a 6.41 ERA in 10 starts since June 22. To open a roster spot, Toronto designated OF Junior Lake for assignment.
Yankees: OF Brett Gardner (ankle) didn’t start for the third straight game.
“It’s definitely different”, manager Joe Girardi said. Tyler Austin, who started at first base, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. RHP Nathan Eovaldi revealed he will miss the remainder of this season and all of next year because of two tears in his pitching elbow that require serious surgery.
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Happ and Porcello rank atop the AL in wins, but 2014 Cy Young victor Corey Kluber (12-8, 3.21) has risen strongly in the Cy conversation, and leads the league in FIP (2.98), an analytic stat that measures a pitcher’s run prevention independent of how his team’s defence performs.
