TORONTO — The Yankees have been ready for greater than two years for the previous Gleyber Torres to point out up.
He gave one other indication that is likely to be nearer to occurring on Monday in opposition to the Blue Jays, when he drove in all three runs in a 3-2 win at Rogers Centre.
And it helped the Yankees to their tenth straight win. They’ve additionally gained 12 of 13 to open up a 2 ½-game lead on second-place Toronto within the AL East.
“I don’t assume it proves something, particularly right here in Might,’’ Aaron Boone mentioned of the win over one among their prime rivals. “We’re making an attempt to rack up as many wins as we are able to. … We really feel like we've got an opportunity to be a very good group and are a very good group.”
To observe by on that, they’ll have to beat the Blue Jays.
Torres acquired the Yankees’ offense began with a two-run homer within the fourth inning and delivered the successful run within the prime of the ninth with a two-out RBI single.
“He has the power to make use of all the area,’’ Boone mentioned of the second baseman who not way back appeared like one of many premier hitters within the sport. “When he walked up there, I used to be pondering ‘There’s nobody higher proper now’ and he put an excellent swing [on it].”
“Video games like that, after we face actually good groups, I've the chance to attempt to be myself,’’ Torres mentioned. “I attempt to be in management and do the little issues. … I simply wish to put the ball in play.”
Chad Inexperienced picked up the save with a scoreless ninth.
The successful rally began with a Giancarlo Stanton single to heart off Yimi Garcia.
Tim Locastro pinch ran for Stanton and stole second with Josh Donaldson on the plate. Donaldson grounded out and Aaron Hicks adopted with a strikeout to deliver up Torres, whose base hit to heart simply scored the speedy Locastro.
The victory was simply the newest for a Yankee group that got here into Monday’s sport having swept three consecutive collection.
And they introduced their full roster north of the border after considerations that was not going to be the case attributable to the potential of some gamers being unvaccinated for COVID.
Jordan Montgomery was stellar for a lot of his five-plus innings, however he gave up a pair of runs on 4 hits within the backside of the fourth inning to permit the Blue Jays to tie the sport.
Jonathan Loaisiga, Miguel Castro and Clay Holmes stored the sport tied.
Montgomery acquired off to begin, aided by a terrific play by Stanton’s glove within the second.
With one out, Matt Chapman hit a rocket towards the wall, however Stanton made an impressive leaping seize to rob Chapman of an extra-base hit for the second out.
The Yankees took the lead within the prime of the fourth.
Donaldson singled with one out and Torres’ reverse area two-out homer gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead. It was Torres’ third residence run of the season and second in 4 video games.
The Yankees’ offense went silent after Torres’ blast.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa reached on an error earlier than Toronto pitchers retired 13 batters in a row — till Stanton’s single within the ninth.
The Blue Jays got here proper again within the backside of the fourth in opposition to Montgomery, however the lefty pitched into the sixth.
Toronto threatened within the sixth with a leadoff single by Bo Bichette that ended Montgomery’s night time.
Loaisiga entered and walked Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on 4 pitches earlier than the right-hander acquired Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to floor right into a double play and Chapman to strike out.
Castro entered within the seventh and walked Alejandro Kirk. After the right-hander retired Santiago Espinal and Raimel Tapia, Tyler Heineman doubled down the right-field line, sending Kirk to 3rd.
Holmes got here in to face George Springer and acquired him to floor out.
Within the eighth, Holmes allowed one-out hits to Guerrero and Gurriel earlier than Chapman hit right into a double play.
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