Blue Jays, Yankees get physical in wild series finale at the Rogers Centre
TORONTO — There was bad blood at the beginning. And pure drama at the end as the New York Yankees outdid the Toronto Blue Jays in a battle of ninth-inning rallies Monday.
Trailing 3-1 after seven innings, the Yankees scored one run in the eighth and five in the ninth, then hung on to nip the Jays’ attempted comeback at two runs after Toronto loaded the bases with no outs.
The final count? New York won 7-5 to avoid a four-game sweep and leave Toronto with a little dignity after being outscored 16-3 in the first three contests.
There were also three hit batsmen, four ejections and the benches emptied twice. Not to mention 17 hits, three errors, 16 left on base and 13 pitchers used in a three-hour 22-minute baseball smorgasbord.