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At midnight, Josh Donaldson gave the New York Yankees the type of win that underscored their rise to the highest record in the American League earlier this season. After Donaldson hit a grand slam in his 10th inning on Wednesday to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7, the Yankees open Thursday night against his Blue Jays in Toronto. Four games into his series, he hopes to continue his dramatic home run momentum.
The Yankees have not won in a row since taking his first three games of his four-game series against the Kansas City Royals on July 28-30. Since then, they've gone 4-12 with the Houston Astros overtaking them for his best record in the AL.
New York is optimistic that Donaldson's midnight blast at Jalen Beeks will spark another hot streak of him. The slam saved the Yankees after Aroldis Chapman allowed two runs in the top of the 10th after Scott Efros gave up one run.
"It's a pretty good release of joy coming out of the dugout, similar to what we've seen here lately," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. 223 batting average in his first season in New York. and hit a walk-off bases loaded in extra innings with the team. He's trailing by three runs.
"I think that's our team. I don't think the last two weeks are what we are," Donaldson said. "I think it's more of a blip than anything else. It's our job to be out there and compete to the last finals and pick each other up for us to be who we are."
Toronto has lost eight of its 12 games to New York this year, going 2-4 in New York after winning 8 of its 10 games at Yankee Stadium last season. I'm here.
In his last 13 games for the Blue Jays, he's 4-9, and under interim manager John Schneider, he's 20-12.
Toronto avoided the visiting Baltimore Orioles when he scored a 6-1 victory Wednesday afternoon in his series. George Springer kept the 7th inning for 6 runs on a pinch-hitter RBI single before doubles by Santiago Espinal and Alejandro Kirk, and the bases loaded by Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
Did. It wasn't the best stretch for us," Springer said. "I think everyone in the locker room knows what's at stake," said right-hander Frankie Montas (4-9, 3.59 ERA) Thursday. It will be his third start for the Yankees and his debut at home.
Montas saw him start twice in a recent trip to New York, and in his third innings at St. Louis on August 7, he allowed six runs and died. Off the list, in five innings he allowed two runs. Saturday in Boston.
Montas is 1-1 with an 8.10 ERA in his two career wins against the Blue Jays. His only start against them came in Oakland on May 3, 2021, when he allowed three runs in six innings and he allowed seven hits in a 5–4 win.
Right-hander Jose Berrios (8-5, 5.61), who allowed 13 runs in 7 2/3 innings and his four homers in his last two starts, started the series in Toronto. increase.
Berrios said he was 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA in his sixth inning in July, but this month he started Minnesota with the Twins and Cleveland with the Guardians. was devastated. Berrios has gone 2-3 with a 5.35 ERA in his seven starts with the Yankees, and this year against New York he's 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA in two games. was.
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