TORONTO (AP) George Springer had a career-high seven RBIs, together with his ninth grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated Canada Day by beating the Yankees 12-5 on Tuesday and shutting inside one recreation of AL East-leading New York.
Andrés Giménez had a go-ahead, three-run homer for the Blue Jays, who overcame a 2-0 deficit in opposition to Max Fried. After the Yankees tied the rating 4-4 within the seventh, Toronto broke open the sport within the backside half in opposition to a reeling Yankees bullpen.
Springer went 3 for 4, beginning the comeback with a solo homer within the fourth in opposition to Fried and boosting the result in 9-5 with the slam off Luke Weaver after Ernie Clements go-ahead single off shortstop Anthony Volpes glove. Springer has 13 homers this season and his second of the day was his one hundredth for the Blue Jays.
Toronto gained the primary two video games of the four-game collection and closed inside one recreation of the Yankees for the primary time since earlier than play on April 20.
MARLINS 2, TWINS 0
MIAMI (AP) Kyle Stowers homered and Miami stretched their successful streak to eight, one shy of the membership report set in 2008, with a win over Minnesota.
Edward Cabrera (3-2) struck out six and solely allowed two hits and one stroll in seven innings, the longest begin of the season by a Marlins pitcher. He struck out Byron Buxton to finish the third for his four-hundredth profession strikeout, changing into the third-fastest to succeed in the mark in franchise historical past.
Stowers gave Miami a 1-0 lead within the second inning together with his 14th residence run of the season. He initially took first base after showing to get hit by a pitch. However Minnesota challenged and the decision was overturned.
Anthony Bender pitched an ideal eighth and Ronny Henriquez struck out back-to-back batters to start the ninth to assist safe his fourth save.
PIRATES 1, CARDINALS 0
PITTSBURGH (AP) Catcher Henry Davis drove within the video games solely run with a sacrifice fly within the eighth inning and preserved the lead with a tag on the plate within the ninth, giving Pittsburgh a win over St. Louis as Pirates ace Paul Skenes winless streak reached six begins.
Pittsburghs KeBryan Hayes led off the underside of the eighth with a single off Phil Maton (1-3). Pinch-hitter Adam Frazier doubled to proper and Hayes scored on Davis fly ball to middle.
St. Louis had runners on second and third with one out within the ninth when Victor Scott hit a sluggish chopper that first baseman Spencer Horwitz fielded and threw to Davis, who tagged Jose Fermin on the plate.
Skenes pitched 5 scoreless innings and allowed 5 hits and one stroll and struck out 5 whereas throwing 88 pitches. Skenes, who’s 4-7 with a 2.03 ERA, has not gained since Might 28 at Arizona and is winless in six begins in opposition to the Cardinals.
ANGELS 4, BRAVES 0
ATLANTA (AP) Jo Adells run-scoring double within the eighth inning ended a scoreless tie and Los Angeles beat Atlanta.
The Angels (42-42) reached .500 for the ninth time this season, whereas the Braves (38-46) have misplaced 5 of six.
Adells double down the left-field line off Dylan Lee (1-3) drove in Mike Trout, who doubled. Jorge Soler, who got here off the injured record after lacking 11 video games with decrease again irritation, added a two-run double off Enyel De Los Santos within the four-run inning.
Angels shortstop Zach Neto returned because the leadoff hitter after lacking 4 begins with a jammed proper shoulder.