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Match Report

Blue Jays clinch 1st playoff spot since 2016, beat Yanks 4-1

Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first postseason spot since 2016, beating the Yankees 4-1 Thursday night and further damaging New York's chances of hosting a first-round playoff series.

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Top Performers

NYY

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

TOR

  • Alejandro Kirk C H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Teoscar Hernandez LF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Bo Bichette 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

TOR wins series 2-0

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. Randal GrichukCF34
  5. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B27
  6. Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF12
  7. Alejandro KirkDH30
  8. Jonathan Villar2B19
  9. Danny JansenC9

NYY

  1. DJ LeMahieu2B26
  2. Luke Voit1B99
  3. Aaron HicksCF12
  4. Giancarlo StantonDH27
  5. Gleyber TorresSS25
  6. Gio Urshela3B12
  7. Clint FrazierLF15
  8. Kyle HigashiokaC11
  9. Brett GardnerLF11

Substitutes

  1. Gary SanchezC99
  2. Aaron JudgeRF99

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 8th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    31144 8th Inning
  9. Play Result 1-4

    Urshela reached on infield single to second, Hicks scored, Torres to second.

    31144 8th Inning
  10. Single 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31144 8th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    31144 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31144 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33325 7th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33325 7th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33325 7th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33325 7th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33325 7th Inning
  18. Foul Out 0-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32582 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32582 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    29705 6th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
    29705 6th Inning
  22. Play Result 0-4

    Kirk doubled to left, Guerrero Jr. scored and Grichuk scored.

    29705 6th Inning
  23. Double 0-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    29705 6th Inning
  24. Strike Looking 0-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    29705 6th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    29705 6th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    29705 6th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29705 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    38173 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32582 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32582 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32582 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32582 6th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    38173 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    38173 5th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32582 5th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32582 5th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32582 4th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32582 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    38173 3rd Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
    38173 3rd Inning
  41. Play Result 0-2

    Bichette doubled to left, Biggio scored.

    38173 3rd Inning
  42. Double 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    38173 3rd Inning
  43. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    38173 3rd Inning
  44. Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    38173 3rd Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    38173 3rd Inning
  46. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    38173 3rd Inning
  47. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    38173 3rd Inning
  48. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    38173 3rd Inning
  49. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    38173 3rd Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    38173 3rd Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    38173 3rd Inning
  52. Foul Out 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32582 3rd Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    38173 2nd Inning
  54. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    38173 2nd Inning
  55. Play Result 0-1

    Guerrero Jr. homered to left center (412 feet).

    38173 2nd Inning
  56. Home Run 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    38173 2nd Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    38173 2nd Inning
  58. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    38173 2nd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32582 2nd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32582 2nd Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    30514 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 1-4

    Hicks struck out swinging.

    30514 9th Inning
  3. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    30514 9th Inning
  4. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    30514 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    30514 9th Inning
  7. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Rafael Dolis pitches to Aaron Hicks

    30514 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    30514 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 1-4

    Voit reached on infield single to third.

    30514 9th Inning
  10. Single 1-4

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    30514 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  12. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    30514 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  14. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    30514 9th Inning
  15. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    30514 9th Inning
  16. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30514 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Rafael Dolis pitches to Luke Voit

    30514 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    30514 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 1-4

    LeMahieu struck out swinging.

    30514 9th Inning
  20. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging

    30514 9th Inning
  21. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    30514 9th Inning
  22. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 1

    30514 9th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  25. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    30514 9th Inning
  26. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Rafael Dolis pitches to DJ LeMahieu

    30514 9th Inning
  27. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    30514 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 1-4

    Judge struck out swinging.

    30514 9th Inning
  29. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging

    30514 9th Inning
  30. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    30514 9th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    30514 9th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    30514 9th Inning
  33. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    30514 9th Inning
  34. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    30514 9th Inning
  35. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30514 9th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Rafael Dolis pitches to Aaron Judge

    30514 9th Inning
  37. Start Inning 1-4

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  38. End Inning 1-4

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    30442 8th Inning
  40. Play Result 1-4

    Villar struck out swinging.

    30442 8th Inning

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