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After Juan SotoThe last scratch ofThe Yankees’ offense struggled and the bullpen imploded as New York fell 9-3 to the Blue Jays on Saturday.
Here are the conclusions…
For the tenth consecutive game, the Yankees’ opponent scored first. This time, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put Toronto ahead early with a two-run shot in the first inning. It was the third straight game Guerrero has homered.
Nestor Cortes would calm down until the fourth inning when a leadoff double by Justin Turner It became another career after a Alexander Kirk double. The Blue Jays hit a lot of hard balls against Cortés, who couldn’t get out of the fifth.
The left-hander pitched 4.1 innings (87 pitches/53 strikes) allowing three runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out five. jake cousins He entered with men on first and third with one out, struck out Guerrero Jr. and got Turner to ground out to end the threat and keep the score at 3-1.
While Cousins did a nice job keeping the Blue Jays off the board, the rest of the pen did not. The combination of Phil Bickford and Caleb Ferguson He allowed five runs, all to Bickford, on five hits and two walks. Guerrero Jr. had the big hit, a bases-clearing double to close out the five-run inning.
Holmes Clay would allow one run on two hits in his only inning of work.
-Without Soto in the lineup, the Yankees struggled to score. They did have their chances, though. In the first, they had men on first and second and one out, but couldn’t score.
The threat was extinguished when good rice was caught at third on a double steal. In the third, Judge Aaron He was intentionally walked with Rice on second and a base open with two outs. Alex Verdugo He came out to end the inning. Toronto had another chance to intentionally walk Judge in the fifth with a runner on third and two outs, but they pitched to the slugger and he made them pay with an RBI single.
-Rice had one of his best days at the plate as a major leaguer on Saturday. Batting in the second hole for Soto, Rice went 2-for-4 with a double, his first extra-base hit in the majors.
Judge went 2-for-3 with a walk and his 80th RBI of the season. Judge became the third Yankee to have 80 RBIs before July, joining Babe Ruth (1926) and Lou Gehrig (1927, 1930)
Austin Wells He hit his third home run of the season in the ninth, a two-run shot, to give the Yankees their second and third runs of the game.
MVP of the match: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
The slugging first baseman gave the Yankees a run for their money Saturday. Vlad went 3-for-5 and drove in six runs.
Chris Bassitt deserves some props. After getting hit by a Judge liner, he stayed in the game to give Toronto six solid innings.
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Whats Next?
The Yankees and Blue Jays complete their four-game series on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 1:37 p.m.
Gerrit Cole (0-1, 9.00 ERA) looks for a rebound as he takes the mound against Kevin Gausman (6-6, 4.26 ERA)