GEORGE Springer hit a grand slam and a solo homer and collected a career-high seven RBIs Tuesday afternoon (Wednesday in Manila) as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 12-5 on Canada Day.
Andres Gimenez added a three-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have won the opening two of a four-game series. Toronto moved within one game of the first-place Yankees in the American League East.
Jasson Dominguez had three RBIs for New York. The Yankees scored two in the first against Kevin Gausman. Paul Goldschmidt singled and Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton walked to load the bases to set up Dominguez’s two-run single up the middle.
Max Fried didn’t allow a hit over the first three innings before Springer led off the fourth with a homer to left center on a 2-2 curveball. The inning continued when Davis Schneider was given an infield hit on a chopper to third and Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s throw was wide of first. Myles Straw walked and Gimenez homered to center on a fastball down the middle to give the Jays a 4-2 lead.
In other games, it was the Pirates 1, Cardinals 0; Marlins 2, Twins 0; Angels 4, Braves 0; Cubs 5, Guardians 2; Dodgers 6, White Sox 1; Rangers 10, Orioles 2; Athletics 4, Rays 3 (10 innings); Astros 6, Rockies 5; Diamondbacks 8, Giants 2; Royals 6, Mariners 3; and Red Sox 2, Reds 1 (fourth inning, suspended).
Pirates 1, Cardinals 0
Henry Davis’ eighth-inning sacrifice fly drove in Ke’Bryan Hayes to lift host Pittsburgh to the win over St. Louis.
The Pirates extended their winning streak to a season-high five games while shutting out the Cardinals for the second day in a row. Paul Skenes scattered five hits and one walk and struck out five over five innings before giving way to Caleb Ferguson, Isaac Mattson (2-0) and David Bednar (12th save).
Cardinals starter Andre Pallante allowed just one hit over seven innings before Phil Maton (1-3) gave up three hits and a run in the eighth.
Marlins 2, Twins 0
Edward Cabrera pitched seven scoreless innings and Kyle Stowers hit his 14th home run as host Miami won its eighth straight game.
It’s the Marlins’ longest win streak since they moved to Miami in 2012. The franchise record for the longest win streak is nine games, which has been accomplished five times—most recently in 2008. Cabrera (3-2) pitched one of the best games of his career, allowing just two hits and one walk, striking out six.
Joe Ryan (8-4) took a tough-luck loss. After allowing Stowers’ homer in the second inning, Ryan retired 13 straight batters until Xavier Edwards’ infield single in the sixth. Ryan finished with five hits, no walks and one run allowed in his seven innings.
