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The Toronto Blue Jays scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning on Friday night to beat the New York Yankees 4-2 at Yankee Stadium. The win has the Jays at 13-13 overall and snaps their five-game losing streak. The Yankees dropped to 15-11 after the loss.
Trailing 2-1 in the ninth inning, the Blue Jays scored two runs on a double by Alejandro Kirk and one on a single from Addison Barger. The damage came against embattled Yankees' closer Devin Williams, who is 0-2 with an 11.25 ERA.
The Blue Jays' first run came in the top of the sixth inning on a home run from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who continued his historic domination in New York. Per Sarah Langs of MLB.
com on social media: Most home runs in first 43 games at Yankees: Reggie Jackson: 17 Jay Buhner: 16 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 15 Albert Belle: 15 The 26-year-old, who just signed a massive $500 million extension, is hitting .278 this season with two homers and 11 RBIs.
One of the most productive players in the league, he's a four-time All-Star, a Gold Glover and a two-time Silver Slugger. He finished sixth in the American League MVP voting last season. The Blue Jays and Yankees will play again on Saturday afternoon with first pitch coming at 1:05 p.
m. ET. Right-hander Kevin Gausman will start for Toronto while lefty Max Fried goes for New York.
Gausman is 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA. Fried, signed this past offseason, is a perfect 4-0 with a 1.
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