Yanks rally back, then later clinch postseason berth
After holding onto the AL East lead for more than 31/2 months, the Yankees appeared set to fall out of first place on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Yankees
9
Toronto Blue Jays
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Play Result 9-6
Y Escobar grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Lawrie scored, C Rasmus out at second, R Davis to third.
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Advancing On Force 9-6
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
C Granderson singled to shallow right, A Rodriguez and R Cano scored, N Swisher to third.
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Advancing On Play 9-5
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Advancing On Play 8-5
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 7-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
D Jeter singled to right, B Gardner scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
E Nunez hit sacrifice fly to right, C Granderson scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-5
A Rodriguez scored, R Cano to third on wild pitch by A Loup.
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Wild Pitch 5-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
R Cano doubled to shallow right, D Jeter scored, A Rodriguez to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
I Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to center, E Nunez scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-5
R Cano scored, N Swisher to second on wild pitch by H Alvarez.
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Wild Pitch 2-5
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
M Sierra singled to shallow left, Y Escobar scored, A Lind to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
B Lawrie homered to left (459 feet), A Gose scored.
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End Inning 9-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
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Play Result 9-6
A Lind grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 9-6
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 9-6
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 9-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-6
A Lind batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
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Play Result 9-6
Y Escobar grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Lawrie scored, C Rasmus out at second, R Davis to third.
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Advancing On Force 9-6
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Advancing On Force 9-6
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Advancing On Force 9-6
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Ground Out 9-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
Y Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
C Rasmus walked, B Lawrie to third, R Davis to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-5
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Advancing On Force 9-5
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
C Rasmus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
R Davis singled to shallow right center, B Lawrie to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-5
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Single 9-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
R Davis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
B Lawrie singled to center.
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Single 9-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
B Lawrie batting
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Play Result 9-5
R Soriano relieved D Robertson.
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Head to Head
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Brett Lawrie3B15
Rajai DavisLF18
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Yunel EscobarSS0
Adam A Lind1B
Moises SierraRF49
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Adeiny Hechavarria2B56
Anthony GoseCF34
Substitutes
Colby RasmusDH28
NYY
Derek JeterSS2
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Alex Rodriguez3B13
Robinson Cano2B22
Nick Swisher1B23
Curtis GrandersonCF21
Raul IbanezLF18
Russell MartinC55
Eric ChavezDH12
Substitutes
Brett GardnerLF11
Chris DickersonLF
Eduardo NunezDH12
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