Clint Frazier snapped an eighth-inning tie with a pinch-hit double and the New York Yankees hit three solo homers in a much-needed 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
Frazier hit a grounder inside the third-base line to score pinch-runner Tyler Wade from second as the Yankees completed a comeback from a 5-2 deficit and won for the third time in 10 games. The game was played before a crowd of 7,145, mostly in support of New York.
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Clint Frazier snapped an eighth-inning tie with a pinch-hit double and the New York Yankees hit three solo homers in a much-needed 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
Bo Bichette homered and had a two-run single for the Blue Jays. Santiago Espinal added three hits for Toronto, which has lost four of six.
Jordan Montgomery allowed five hits and four walks with four strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings for New York.
DJ LeMahieu scored on Anthony Castro's wild pitch in the seventh to tie the game at 5.
Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. began the day leading the American League in batting average (.346), home runs (22) and RBIs (56). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first 22-year-old since Al Kaline in 1955 to lead in all three categories after 60 or more games.
Yankees: Manager Aaron Boone said RHP Luis Severino, who left in the second inning of a rehab appearance Saturday, has a Grade 2 groin strain and went back to New York to work on a treadmill and keep active. Boone added that Severino's comeback from February 2020 Tommy John surgery, recently projected to be in late June, will now be delayed by another month. ... RHP Clarke Schmidt (elbow strain) threw another bullpen, and Boone said Schmidt used all his pitches but he had no timeframe for starting a rehab assignment. ... 1B Luke Voit had his rehab assignment transferred from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to Double-A Somerset.
Chris Gittens homered for his first major league hit, Gary Sánchez had two hits, including a leadoff homer in the second inning, and Brett Gardner added a leadoff shot in the seventh that brought the Yankees to 5-4.
New York Yankees Chris Gittens celebrates his home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP PhotoJeffrey T. Barnes)
Bo Bichette homered and had a two-run single for the Blue Jays. Santiago Espinal added three hits for Toronto, which has lost four of six.
Jonathan Loaisiga (6-2) worked one inning to earn the win. Tim Mayza (1-1) allowed a leadoff single to Miguel Andújar in the eighth and took the loss. Aroldis Chapman worked a perfect ninth for his 13th save.
Toronto starter Hyun Jin Ryu limited New York to five hits over six innings, but issued a season-high four walks.
New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres field a ball hit by Toronto Blue Jays Teoscar Hernandez for a out during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP PhotoJeffrey T. Barnes)
Jordan Montgomery allowed five hits and four walks with four strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings for New York.
Bichette led off the third with his 14th homer to give Toronto a 2-1 lead. Gittens countered with a 439-foot shot to left-center in the fourth that tied it at 2.
Toronto took a 3-2 lead in the fourth when Joe Panik scored on a passed ball, and went up 5-2 on Bichette's single.
New York Yankees Aaron Judge hits a foul ball during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP PhotoJeffrey T. Barnes)
DJ LeMahieu scored on Anthony Castro's wild pitch in the seventh to tie the game at 5.
The Blue Jays threatened in the eighth, loading the bases with two outs before Bichette flied out.
TRIPLE CROWN CHASE
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu throws to a New York Yankees Batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP PhotoJeffrey T. Barnes)
Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. began the day leading the American League in batting average (.346), home runs (22) and RBIs (56). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first 22-year-old since Al Kaline in 1955 to lead in all three categories after 60 or more games.
Guerrero went 1 for 4 and grounded out against Chapman on a full-count pitch.
TRAINER’S ROOM
New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery throws to a Toronto Blue Jays batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP PhotoJeffrey T. Barnes)
Yankees: Manager Aaron Boone said RHP Luis Severino, who left in the second inning of a rehab appearance Saturday, has a Grade 2 groin strain and went back to New York to work on a treadmill and keep active. Boone added that Severino's comeback from February 2020 Tommy John surgery, recently projected to be in late June, will now be delayed by another month. ... RHP Clarke Schmidt (elbow strain) threw another bullpen, and Boone said Schmidt used all his pitches but he had no timeframe for starting a rehab assignment. ... 1B Luke Voit had his rehab assignment transferred from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to Double-A Somerset.
Blue Jays: OF George Springer (quadriceps), in his first rehab game at Triple-A, played five innings for the Buffalo Bisons in Rochester and went 0 for 4. ... RHP Carl Edwards Jr. left after throwing only five pitches in the seventh inning with left side abdominal discomfort. ... C Danny Jansen (hamstring) took batting practice and has made enough progress that manager Charlie Montoyo said Jansen is close to returning. ... Montoyo also said LHP Ryan Borucki (forearm strain) began playing catch.
UP NEXT
Toronto Blue Jays Joe Panik gets New York Yankess DJ LeMahieu out at second on a single hit by Gleber Torres during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP PhotoJeffrey T. Barnes)
The series continues Wednesday night, with Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole (7-3, 2.31 ERA) taking on Toronto RHP Ross Stripling (2-3, 4.91).
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