Major League Baseball

FINAL
New York Yankees 12
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Toronto Blue Jays 1
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Match Report

Cole has sharp playoff prep as Yankees rout Blue Jays 12-1

Gerrit Cole limited the Toronto to five hits over seven innings in his final preparation for the playoffs, and Aaron Hicks drove in three runs in a 12-1 rout over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

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Top Performers

NYY

  • DJ LeMahieu 2B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Clint Frazier RF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Luke Voit 1B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Aaron Judge RF H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 3

TOR

  • Alejandro Kirk C H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Teoscar Hernandez LF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Jonathan Davis CF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Bo Bichette 3B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Injuries

Toronto Blue Jays

  • Anthony Santander 60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce 60-Day-IL
  • Patrick Corbin 60-Day-IL
  • Jonatan Clase 60-Day-IL
  • Yimi Garcia 60-Day-IL

New York Yankees

  • Clarke Schmidt 15-Day-IL
  • Fernando Cruz 60-Day-IL
  • Kervin Castro 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

TOR

  1. Cavan Biggio3B4
  2. Bo BichetteSS19
  3. Teoscar HernandezRF37
  4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B27
  5. Randal GrichukDH34
  6. Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF12
  7. Joe Panik3B12
  8. Alejandro KirkC30
  9. Jonathan DavisCF49

Substitutes

  1. Jonathan Villar2B19

NYY

  1. DJ LeMahieu2B26
  2. Aaron JudgeDH99
  3. Aaron HicksCF12
  4. Luke Voit1B99
  5. Gleyber TorresSS25
  6. Gio Urshela3B12
  7. Clint FrazierRF15
  8. Brett GardnerLF11
  9. Kyle HigashiokaC11

Substitutes

  1. Erik Kratz1B38
  2. Mike TauchmanCF50
  3. Tyler Wade2B14

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 12-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    29705 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 12-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    29705 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 12-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    29705 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 12-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    29705 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 12-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36192 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 12-1
    31075 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 12-1

    Urshela reached on infield single to pitcher, Tauchman scored, Torres to second.

    31075 9th Inning
  8. Single 12-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    31075 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 11-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31075 9th Inning
  10. Strike Looking 12-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    31075 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 11-1
    31075 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 11-1

    Torres singled to right center, Judge scored, Tauchman to third.

    31075 9th Inning
  13. Single 11-1

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    31075 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 11-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31075 9th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 11-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31075 9th Inning
  16. Ball 10-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    31075 9th Inning
  17. Ball 10-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    31075 9th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31075 9th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31075 9th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31075 9th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31054 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31054 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31054 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31054 8th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31054 8th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 10-1
    32690 8th Inning
  27. Play Result 10-1

    Higashioka doubled to deep left, Gardner scored and Frazier scored.

    32690 8th Inning
  28. Double 10-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32690 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 8th Inning
  30. Ball 10-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    32690 8th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 8th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 8-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32690 8th Inning
  33. End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
    32690 8th Inning
  34. Play Result 8-1

    Gardner singled to shallow left, Urshela scored, Frazier to second.

    32690 8th Inning
  35. Single 8-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32690 8th Inning
  36. Ball 8-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    32690 8th Inning
  37. Strike Swinging 8-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32690 8th Inning
  38. Ball 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    32690 8th Inning
  39. Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32690 8th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 8th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 8th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 8th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 7th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 7th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 7th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 7th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 7th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 7th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 7th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 7th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32690 7th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 7th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 7th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 7th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 6th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 6th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32690 6th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32690 6th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 5th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 5th Inning
  1. End Inning 12-1

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 12-1
    29705 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 12-1

    Hernández flied out to left.

    29705 9th Inning
  4. Fly Out 12-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    29705 9th Inning
  5. Strike Swinging 12-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    29705 9th Inning
  6. Ball 12-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    29705 9th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 12-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    29705 9th Inning
  8. Ball 12-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    29705 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-1

    Adam Ottavino pitches to Teoscar Hernandez

    29705 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 12-1
    29705 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 12-1

    Bichette struck out swinging.

    29705 9th Inning
  12. Strike Swinging 12-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging

    29705 9th Inning
  13. Ball 12-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    29705 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 12-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    29705 9th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 12-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    29705 9th Inning
  16. Ball 12-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    29705 9th Inning
  17. Strike Looking 12-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    29705 9th Inning
  18. Ball 12-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    29705 9th Inning
  19. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-1

    Adam Ottavino pitches to Bo Bichette

    29705 9th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 12-1
    29705 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 12-1

    Villar struck out swinging.

    29705 9th Inning
  22. Strike Swinging 12-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging

    29705 9th Inning
  23. Ball 12-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    29705 9th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 12-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    29705 9th Inning
  25. Strike Swinging 12-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    29705 9th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 12-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    29705 9th Inning
  27. Ball 12-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    29705 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-1

    Adam Ottavino pitches to Jonathan Villar

    29705 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 12-1

    Ottavino relieved Britton

    29705 9th Inning
  30. Start Inning 12-1

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  31. End Inning 12-1

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 12-1
    36192 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 12-1

    Frazier grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Urshela out at second.

    36192 9th Inning
  34. Ground Out 12-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    36192 9th Inning
  35. Ball 12-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    36192 9th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 12-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36192 9th Inning
  37. Strike Looking 12-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    36192 9th Inning
  38. Ball 12-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36192 9th Inning
  39. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-1

    Ryan Borucki pitches to Clint Frazier

    36192 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 12-1

    Borucki relieved Font

    36192 9th Inning

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