New York Yankees 8 — Toronto Blue Jays 2
Competing for the fifth spot in the rotation, lefty Vidal Nuno got the task of starting today’s game. An error by shortstop Eduardo Nunez would be erased by Austin Romine who threw out Jose Reyes attempting to steal second base. Nuno would get the second out soon after but slugging right fielder Jose Bautista would get a hold of one and give the Blue Jays an early one-run lead.
In two innings, Vidal Nuno allowed two hits and one run, the solo home run, while walking none and striking out three.
In the second inning, infielder Dean Anna tied up the game with a run-scoring single. In the third inning, the Yankees brought out the big bats against righty Todd Redmond. After walking center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, Eduardo Nunez would make up for his error in the field with a two-run blast to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Before Redmond could settle down, Carlos Beltran would go back-to-back with Nunez and hit his first home run as a Yankee, giving the Yankees a 4-1 lead.
Former Yankee Melky Cabrera made it a 4-2 game in the sixth inning but second baseman Corban Joseph would bring in one run in the seventh inning on a ground out and John Ryan Murphy would join the home run party in the eighth inning.
Against reliever Neil Wagner, Murphy would continue to throw his hat in the ring for the backup catcher’s position with a three-run home run to left field.
