Series Recap: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Yankees
On Friday, the Yankees began a 3-game homestand against one of their AL-East rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays. The game was a nail-biter until the top of the 11th inning. Until that point, the score was tied. The Blue Jays exploded in the 11th for 5-runs off a very shaky Yankee bullpen to cap off a 6-1 comeback win. A.J. Burnett looked extremely strong in his first start since the return of Dave Eiland. Jason Frasor got the win the the Blue Jays, while David Robertson got the loss for the Yankees.
On Saturday afternoon the Yankees found themselves down 2-0 going into the bottom of the 3rd inning. At that point, the Yankees bats caught fire as they scored 11 runs in that half inning to eventually win the game 11-3. Andy Pettitte got the win for the Yankees, while Ricky Romero got the loss. The big home run in the game was a grand slam by Brett Gardner. Click on the screenshot below to see the play-by-play for that half inning (which was one of the most exciting half innings I have seen in a while):
Yesterday afternoon, the Yankees ended the series with the Toronto Blue Jays with a fireworks display of their own. With Mariano Rivera pitching in the top of the 9th, and the Yankees winning 6-5, “The Sandman” showed that he susceptible to a bad outing just like anyone else as he surrendered 3-hits and allowed 1 earned run. The game went into extra innings where Robertson helped out his own cause by getting out of trouble that he created. In the bottom of the inning, Marcus Thames pinch-hit for Ramiro Pena with Robinson Cano on second and two out, and he hit a single over the shortstop to score the winning run on George Steinbrenner’s 80th birthday to give the Yankees a 7-6 win.
The Yankees won the series 2-1. The Blue Jays are off on Monday and start a 3-game series with the Minnesota Twins in Toronto with a record of 41-42, while the Yankees head to the west coast again to start a 3-game series against the Oakland Athletics with a record of 50-31. Series results and totals can be found in the tables/lists below. Please leave comments below if you would like for us to include any other stats or information within this recap.
Series results…
| Date: | Yankees | Blue Jays |
Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Recaps |
| 7/2/10 | 1 | 6 | Jason Frasor | David Robertson | Game Recap |
| 7/3/10 | 11 | 3 | Andy Pettitte | Ricky Romero | Game Recap |
| 7/4/10 | 7 | 6 | David Robertson | David Purcey | Game Recap |
The numbers game…
| Team | Total Runs | Total Hits | Total HR’s | Errors | Total LOB |
| Yankees | 19 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Blue Jays | 15 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
Players with the most hits…
1. Nick Swisher (5)
2. Mark Teixeira (5)
3. Jose Bautista (5)
4. John Buck (5)
5. Lyle Overbay (4)
6. Brett Gardner (4)
Players with the most RBIs…
1. DeWayne Wise (7)
2. Jose Bautista (6)
3. Brett Gardner (6)
4. Alex Rodriguez (6)
5. Mark Teixeira (4)
Images courtesy of Zimbio.com
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