The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 3-1 on Friday night, with catcher Alejandro Kirk delivering the decisive blows. Kirk went 2-for-3 with a walk, breaking a 1-1 tie with a two-out double in the sixth inning before adding a two-run homer in the eighth. Starting pitcher Shane Bieber was effective for Toronto, allowing just one run on four hits over six innings to earn his fourth victory in his last six outings.
Yankees starter Gerrit Cole took the loss, surrendering two runs on five hits while striking out five batters across six innings. The defeat snapped a streak of three consecutive winning decisions for Cole. Relief pitcher Bradley Hanner served up Kirk’s go-ahead homer in the eighth, while the Blue Jays’ bullpen combination of Tyler Rogers, Mason Fluharty, and Louis Varland held New York scoreless the rest of the way.
The contest was marred by an injury to Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who departed in the sixth inning following a collision at third base with Yankees shortstop George Lombard Jr. The incident occurred during a chaotic play in which a throwing error allowed multiple runners to advance. Guerrero was replaced in the seventh inning and underwent evaluation for a potential concussion.
The Yankees are scheduled to start right-hander Cam Schlittler on Saturday, while the Blue Jays had not announced their starter at the time of reporting.
Originally reported by Sports.yahoo →
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