Yankees vs Blue Jays Recap: Big Rally Pushes NY to 8-3 Win

The Yankees arrived in Toronto ready to build on their one-game winning streak. They came in 42-27 while the Blue Jays sat at 34-37, hungry to climb back. After dropping 3-1 the night before, New York needed to bounce back fast. Roger Clemens and Max Schuemann led off the second inning for the visitors. Anthony Volpe stepped up and ripped a single to center field. Schuemann scored standing up. Just like that, the Yankees had the lead 1-0. Ali Sanchez followed and doubled to center. Volpe raced home. New York was cooking early. The score climbed to 2-0 before Toronto could even blink. The Yankees' bats looked sharp against Patrick Corbin. Volpe and Sanchez had ignited the spark. New York was flying.

Toronto didn't stay quiet for long. In the third inning, Kazuma Okamoto reached on an infield single to third. A throwing error by Amed Rosario let Nathan Lukes score. The Jays cut it to 2-1. The fourth inning brought more Blue Jays action. Nathan Lukes singled to center. Ernie Clement scored. Suddenly Toronto had tied it 2-2. The energy was shifting. But the Yankees had answers. In the sixth, Volpe singled again to left field. Schuemann scored again. Back to 3-2 Yankees. Davis Schneider answered with a monster blast to center. The ball rocketed 413 feet. The game was tied 3-3. These teams were trading blows. Neither would quit.

The game hung on a razor's edge heading into the ninth. Both teams fighting, both refusing to fold. Then Ben Rice stepped to the plate. The left-handed slugger ripped a slider to right field. The ball jumped off his bat like it was shot from a cannon. It sailed over the wall for two. Rice's blast brought home Ryan McMahon. Yankees led 5-3. Toronto's pitching wobbled. Jose Caballero came up next with runners on. The powerful hitter launched a blast to center field. The ball traveled 420 feet. Dominguez scored. Chisholm Jr. scored. Caballero's three-run bomb sealed it. The final score: Yankees 8, Blue Jays 3. New York improved to 43-27. Their pitching staff held strong. The Yankees flew home winners.