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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer to win the second inning by five runs, ruining Frankie Montas' home debut. Slump the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
Toronto's five wins over the Yankees in 13 matches this season put him nine games behind the Americans in New York at the top of the League East. Leading hitter George Springer had his five singles, including his RBI his single preceding Guerrero's 26 home runs. Alejandro Kirk added an RBI double and a bases-loaded sacrifice fly, and Toronto scored the first run on Santiago Espinal's groundout.
Teoscar Hernandez hit his two-run double in his seventh of Toronto's three runs.
Jose Berrios (9-5) rebounded from his two brawls against Cleveland and Minnesota, pitching 6 2/3 effective innings. Berrios avoided a pitch error, allowing 2 runs (1 earned run) in his 6 hits, striking out 9, and walking 1.
New York suffered his 13th defeat in his 17 games.
After Josh Donaldson's 10th inning grand slam at midnight, the Yankees scored on a ball that didn't go through the infield after his 8-7 victory over Tampa Bay on Wednesday. rice field.
Jose Trevino scored from his second when DJ LeMahieu hit an infield hit in his third inning, first when Berrios bobbled the ball and shot it to the outside of Guerrero. Esteban Florial scored the second point on a judge's groundout.
Montas (4-10) allowed the Yankees his 8th hit in his 6th inning and allowed his 6th run in his second in 3 games. It was the best tie of the season. He threw 2 strikeouts, 1 walk and 92 pitches.
After Springer singled to take his 2-0 lead, Guerrero put his 1-0 95-mph fastball into the front row of right field to take a 5-0 lead. . Guerrero's 362-foot home run was his fifth against the Yankees and his 13th against New York this season.
Kirk's double put him 6-2 in the fifth, and the Blue Jays added his three to Albert Abreu's seventh inning. Following a defensive error by LeMahieu, Kirk lifted a bases-loaded sacrifice fly and Hernandez followed with his double.
– Field Level Media
