Toronto Blue Jays At New York Yankees
Starting Lineups:
Toronto Blue Jays:
1. Jose Bautista RF
2. Josh Donaldson 3B
3. Edwin Encarnacion DH
4. Russell Martin C
5. Troy Tulowitzki SS
6. Michael Saunders LF
7. Kevin Pillar CF
8. Justin Smoak 1B
9. Devon Travis 2B
SP: Aaron Sanchez (RHP) (13-2, 2.88 ERA, 134 K)
New York Yankees:
1. Brett Gardner LF
2. Jacoby Ellsbury CF
3. Gary Sanchez C
4. Didi Gregorius CF
5. Stalin Castro 2B
6. Brian McCann DH
7. Chase Headley 3B
8. Aaron Judge RF
9. Tyler Austin 1B
SP: Luis Cessa (RHP) (4-0, 4.17 ERA, 23K)
Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. Tonight it is the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees. It is an A.L. East showdown, where Toronto comes in with a record of 77-60, on top of the A.L. East. While the Yankees are 71-65, 5.5 behind the Blue Jays and 3.5 behind both Baltimore and Detroit. Both teams have won 6 out of their last 10 games. It is the Blue Jays and Yankees next on 'Shish on Baseball'.
Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Bautista
2. Donaldson
3. Encarnacion
First Pitch; 6:10 p.m.
HOME RUN: Edwin Encarnacion hits his 37th home run of 2016. TOR 1 NYY 0
Middle of 1st Inning:
TOR 1 NYY 0
Bottom of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Gardner
2. Ellsbury
3. Sanchez
Yankees leave Gary Sanchez on first base.
End of 1st Inning:
TOR 1 NYY 0
Top of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
5. Tulowitzki
6. Saunders
7. Pillar
Blue Jays leave a man on base in the 2nd Inning.
Middle of 2nd Inning:
TOR 1 NYY 0
Bottom of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
5. Castro
6. McCann
7. Headley
Yankees go down 1-2-3 in the 2nd Inning.
End of 2nd Inning:
TOR 1 NYY 0
Top of 3rd Inning:
9. Travis
1. Bautista
2. Donaldson
Blue Jays leave a runner on base in the 3rd Inning.
Middle of 3rd Inning:
TOR 1 NYY 0
Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
8. Judge
9. Austin
1. Gardner
Yankees leave runners on 1st and 2nd.
End of 3rd Inning:
TOR 1 NYY 0
Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Martin
5. Tulowitzki
6. Saunders
Scores:
Tulowitzki hits into 5-4-3 double play.
Middle of 4th Inning:
TOR 1 NYY 0
Bottom of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Gregorius
5. Castro
6. McCann
HOME RUN: Brian McCann hits a solo shot off of Aaron Sanchez. For McCann it is his 17th homer of 2016.
End of 4th Inning:
TOR 1 NYY 1
Top of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
7. Pillar
8. Smoak
9. Travis
Chase Headley commits an error on a ground ball.
Jose Bautista hits a RBI-single scoring Kevin Pillar. TOR 2 NYY 1
Blue Jays leave runners on 1st and 2nd, not before scoring a run in the 5th Inning.
Middle of 5th Inning:
TOR 2 NYY 1
Bottom of 5th Inning:
8. Judge
9. Austin
1. Gardner
Brett Gardner reaches on an error by the 2nd baseman Devon Travis.
Yankees leave a runner on 1st base.
End of 5th Inning:
TOR 2 NYY 1
Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Martin
5. Tulowitzki
6. Saunders
PITCHING CHANGE: James Pazos (LHP) replaces Luis Cessa as Yankees Pitcher.
PITCHING CHANGE: Adam Warren replaces James Pazos as Yankees Pitcher.
Blue Jays have the bases loaded with one out.
Smoak hits into 3-6-1 double play.
Blue Jays leave runners on 2nd and 3rd base.
Middle of 6th Inning:
TOR 2 NYY 1
Bottom of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Sanchez
4. Gregorius
5. Castro
Yankees go down 1-2-3.
End of 6th Inning:
TOR 2 NYY 1
Top of 7th Inning:
9. Travis
1. Bautista
2. Donaldson
Blue Jays go down 1-2-3 in the 7th Inning.
Middle of 7th Inning:
TOR 2 NYY 1
Bottom of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
6. McCann
7. Headley
8. Judge
Scores
HOME RUN: Tyler Austin with a 2-Run Home Run to right field off of Aaron Sanchez. It is Austin's 2nd homer of 2016. TOR 2 NYY 3
End of 7th Inning:
TOR 2 NYY 3
Top of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Encarnacion
4. Martin
5. Tulowitzki
PITCHING CHANGE: Tommy Layne (LHP) replaces Adam Warren as Yankees Pitcher.
PINCH-RUNNER: Dalton Pompey replaces Troy Tulowitzki.
PINCH-HITTER: Melvin Upton Jr. replaces Michael Saunders.
Rain is starting to fall at Yankee Stadium.
PITCHING CHANGE: Ben Heller (RHP) replaces Tommy Layne as Yankees Pitcher.
Kevin Pillar hits a 2-run double scoring Pompey and Saunders. TOR 4 NYY 3
PITCHING CHANGE: Chasen Shreve (LHP) replaces Ben Heller as Yankee Pitcher.
CORRECTION: Chase Headley did not commit an error in the Top of 5th Inning.
Blue Jays leave 2 men on base. But got 2 runs in the Top of 8th Inning.
Middle of 8th Inning: TOR 4 NYY 3
Bottom of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Ellsbury
3. Sanchez
4. Gregorius
PITCHING CHANGE: Jason Grilli (RHP) replaces Aaron Sanchez (On line for the win) as Blue Jays pitcher.
SUBSTITUTION: Ryan Goins replaces Troy Tulowitzki at shortstop.
Melvin Upton Jr. will play left field.
Didi Gregorius hits a RBI-Triple in left center field, scoring Jacoby Ellsbury. TOR 4 NYY 4
Starlin Castro hits a RBI-Sacrifice Fly, scoring Didi Gregorius. TOR 4 NYY 5
PINCH-RUNNING: Eric Young Jr. replaces Brian McCann.
HOME RUN: Chase Headley hits his 13th home run off of Grilli. Headley hits a 2-run homer driving in Eric Young Jr. TOR 4 NYY 7
PITCHING CHANGE: Bo Schultz (RHP) replaces Jason Grilli as Blue Jays pitcher.
End of 8th Inning:
TOR 4 NYY 7
Top of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Bautista
2. Donaldson
3. Encarnacion
PITCHING CHANGE: Dellin Betances (RHP) replaces Chasen Shreve as Yankees pitcher.
SUBSTITUTION: Mark Teixeira replaces Tyler Austin at first base for Yankees.
Runners on 2nd and 3rd.
Umpires discussing if Gary Sanchez interfered with Edwin Encarnacion hitting a ball.
No Catcher's Interference.
Edwin Encarnacion hits a RBI-Single to Starlin Castro. TOR 5 NYY 7
PINCH-RUNNING: Ezequiel Carrera replaces Edwin Encarnacion.
PINCH-HITTING: Dioner Navarro replaces Ryan Goins.
Blue Jays have the bases loaded, with one out.
Betances now has 34 pitches this inning.
PINCH-RUNNING: Darwin Barney replaces Dioner Navarro.
Melvin Upton Jr. hits RBI-Single off of Dellin Betances. TOR 6 NYY 7
PITCHING CHANGE: Blake Parker replaces Dellin Betances as Yankees pitcher.
Brett Gardner makes game-saving catch to end the game.
Blue Jays leave the bases loaded. The Blue Jays left 23 men on base.
Final: TOR 6 NYY 7
W: Shreve (2-1) L: Grilli (5-5) SV: Parker (1)
What a game! Back-and-forth until Gardner's catch in the ninth. The Yankees have a chance to sweep the Blue Jays in this series and cut the Jays lead on the Yanks to 3.5 games. But right now with the Yankees defeating the Blue Jays, Orioles defeating Rays. The A.L. East Standings look like this:
Team W-L GB
Toronto 77-61 -
Boston 76-61 0.5
Baltimore 76-62 1
N.Y. Yankees 72-65 4.5
This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'.