Yunel Escobar drives in five runs as Blue Jays rough up CC, Yankees
Yunel Esccobar hit a two-run homer, three doubles and drove in five runs as Toronto beat the New York Yankees 8-5 Wednesday, ending CC Sabathia's five years of dominance over
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
8
New York Yankees
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| NYY | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Y Escobar doubled to right, M McCoy and E Encarnacion scored, A Lind to third.
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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Advancing On Force 7-5
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
R Martin doubled to left, R Ibanez scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
J Mathis sacrificed to third, Y Escobar scored, K Johnson to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Y Escobar homered to left (433 feet), A Lind scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Bunted Foul 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Bunted Foul 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
C Granderson doubled to deep left, N Swisher and A Jones scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Y Escobar doubled to left, E Encarnacion scored, A Lind to third.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
A Lind singled to right, M McCoy scored, E Encarnacion to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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End Inning 8-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
A Jones popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 8-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
A Jones batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
R Cano struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
R Cano batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
N Swisher grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
N Swisher batting
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Play Result 8-5
C Janssen relieved B Lyon.
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Start Inning 8-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-5
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Lineup Change 8-5
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End Inning 8-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
J Mathis struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
J Mathis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
C Rasmus fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
C Rasmus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
K Johnson hit by pitch.
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Hit By Pitch 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Head to Head
TOR wins series 2-1
Injuries
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedNYY
Derek JeterSS2
Nick Swisher1B23
Robinson Cano2B22
Andruw JonesRF22
Curtis GrandersonCF21
Steve PearceDH25
Jayson Nix3B
Ichiro SuzukiLF51
Chris StewartC12
Substitutes
Raul IbanezDH18
Russell MartinC55
Eric Chavez3B12
TOR
Rajai DavisLF18
Mike McCoyRF
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Adam A Lind1B
Yunel EscobarSS0
Kelly Johnson2B55
Moises SierraRF49
Jeff MathisC45
Adeiny Hechavarria3B56
Substitutes
Colby RasmusCF28
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