Kevin Gausman pitched seven strong innings, Bo Bichette hit a two-run double and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 4-1 on Monday night.
The Blue Jays extended their home winning streak to 11 games, a franchise best. The previous best was a 10-game string in 1985.
Toronto scored all of its runs in the fifth inning, two of them the result of throwing errors on infield grounders.
Gausman (7-7) allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out eight as the Blue Jays extended their lead in the American League East to four games over the second-place Yankees.
Jeff Hoffman struck out the side in the ninth for his 24th save.
New York got its lone run on a fourth-inning homer by Giancarlo Stanton.
Yankees starter Carlos Rodon (10-7) gave up four runs (two earned) on six hits and five walks in five innings. He struck out four.
Stanton led off the fourth with a homer to left on the first pitch, a hanging splitter from Gausman.
Toronto broke through in the fifth.
George Springer walked and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounded a single to left that was just beyond the reach of third baseman Oswald Peraza. Bichette hooked a low changeup into the left-field corner for a two-run double.
With two outs, Bichette scored on Peraza’s errant throw to first on Myles Straw’s grounder to third. Straw scored from second on another throwing error, this time by shortstop Anthony Volpe on Leo Jimenez’s grounder.
The Blue Jays loaded the bases against Rodon in the second on a double and two walks before Joey Loperfido grounded out to end the inning.
The Yankees threatened in the third. Trent Grisham doubled to right with two outs and Aaron Judge was intentionally walked before Jazz Chisholm Jr. struck out.
Following Stanton’s long ball, the Blue Jays again left the bases loaded in their fourth. Alejandro Kirk led off with his second double of the game, a blast high off the wall in right-center. With two outs, Jimenez walked and Loperfido singled, but Ernie Clement flied out to left.
–Field Level Media
