New York Yankees 6 — Toronto Blue Jays 7
Errors in the box score and not are key in tonight’s game with Toronto.
Through the first three innings, David Phelps was on his game, striking out four and keeping the Blue Jays off the scoreboard. In the fourth inning, Adam Lind and Edwin Encarnacion would start the inning with a pair of singles. Phelps would get one out but Dioner Navarro would get a hold of a hanging breaking ball and put it deep into right field for his fourth home run of the season. The Blue Jays had a three-run lead.
In the fifth inning, the Blue Jays would start with a pair of singles again. Unlike the previous inning, Phelps would get the next two outs before a key mental error would occur. Encarnacion would hit a ground ball to Derek Jeter and the Yankees shortstop would check both runners before deciding to throw to first but it would be too late. The first mental error by Jeter would lead to a second one.
With the bases loaded, Colby Rasmus, the extra at-bat provided due to Jeter’s decision, would hit a line drive off of the right field wall and the second mental error by Derek Jeter occurred. Rasmus was caught between first and second but Jeter unsuccessfully tagged Rasmus before he reached first base, allowing a third run to score. The pair of mental errors obviously do not show up on the scoreboard but the mistakes made it a six-run game.
After his rough fifth inning in the field, Derek Jeter would attempt to garner positive reactions from the Yankees Universe with a solo home run in the sixth inning. The Yankees offense would get to Mark Buehrle in the seventh inning. With one out, Brian McCann would hit a double the opposite way. Brian Roberts would make it a three-run game with a two-run home run just inside the left field foul pole. Later with two outs, Brett Gardner would hit a double and Jeter would walk against reliever Dustin McGowan. Jacoby Ellsbury would make it a two-run game with a single to left field.
Mark Teixeira would tie the game on a scary play at first base. Teixeira would hit a ground ball to shortstop Jose Reyes who would make a short throw to first baseman Encarnacion that short hopped him and left him in the base path where Teixeira would run into the head of his. The error would allow the tying run to score and the Yankees overcame a six-run deficit.
In addition, Mark Buehrle lasted 6.2 innings where he allowed four runs on eight hits while striking out three. Buehrle’s last win against the Yankees was in 2004, but he will not factor into tonight’s decision. On the other side, David Phelps lasted just five innings, giving up six runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out seven. In Phelps’ defense, his defense caused some of the runs that he allowed.
After the five-run seventh inning, the Yankees would get just one hit.
Dellin Betances would pitch two scoreless innings, including one where he escaped a bases loaded jam that needed a force at home and a strikeout to keep the game tied. Adam Warren would get the ninth inning but that would be the end. Jose Reyes would hit a leadoff double and Melky Cabrera would try to sacrifice the winning run to third with a sacrifice bunt. The bunted ball would fall between Warren and Yangervis Solarte but the Yankees third baseman would throw the ball away and the game would be over in walk-off fashion.
Win – Casey Janssen (2-0)
Loss – Adam Warren (1-4)
Notables
Yankees
*Brian Roberts – 2 for 4, R, 2-Run Home Run (3) in the 7th, 2 RBI (16)
*Derek Jeter – 1 for 4, 2 R, BB, Solo Home Run (2) in the 6th, RBI (17)
Blue Jays
*Dioner Navarro – 3 for 4, R, 3-Run Home Run (4) in the 4th, 3 RBI (33)
*Jose Reyes – 2 for 5, 2 R, 2B
Current Yankees Record: 39-37
