New York YankeesvsToronto Blue Jays
NYY 3/TOR 1
Things to say
Yankees beat the Blue Jays 3-1 at Rogers Centre to move to 42-27.
01
opener
Yanks took care of business up in Toronto, 3-1. Pitcher's duel basically the whole way. Jays bats just never got going.
02
key player
Whoever the Yankees starter was got into his stuff early — held that Toronto lineup to one run, that's the ballgame right there.
03
hot take
Toronto's done. 34-37 in June, you're not climbing back in that division.
04
deep cut
Heart of the order for the Jays went quiet again. One run at home off a Yankees staff that's been shaky? That's a lineup problem, not a pitching problem.
05
exit
Anyway, see if the Yanks can finish the sweep tomorrow — they keep stacking these and the AL East is theirs.
The recap
Yankees grind out a 3-1 win up in Toronto and quietly keep stacking on a Jays club that's now four under. Not a slugfest, not even close — this was a pitching night, with New York's staff suffocating the heart of the order and Toronto's bats going quiet after their one early run.
The turning point was just the Yankees adding on late while the Jays' bullpen couldn't find a counterpunch. Yankees are 42-27 and looking like the class of the East, Toronto's still searching for traction at 34-37.