TORONTO — Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer, drove in the game-breaking run in the ninth inning and led the New York Yankees to a 10th straight victory as they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Monday. .
The Yankees (17-6), who lead the Major League Baseball standings, have not been defeated since April 21 at the expense of the Detroit Tigers.
The Blue Jays (15-9) have won nine of their last 12 games. The Queen City roster hasn’t lost a series this season (6-0-1) and only tied a four-game streak against the Yankees last month.
Ross Stripling allowed two runs, five hits and struck out three in five innings.
David Phelps, Trevor Richards and Adam Cimber combined to dispose of 12 straight Yankees batters after Stripling was vacated.
Yimi Garcia (0-2) came on as a ninth-inning relief for the Blue Jays. He allowed a single to Giancarlo Stanton to end the streak. Then pinch runner Tim Locastro stole second base. Torres followed a few more moments with his single that allowed Locastro to cross home plate.
“Good job again,” Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said of his pitchers. “We had no margin for error. We planned the meeting well. Everyone did their job and we were in the game until the very end.
Chad Green got the save for the Yankees. Reliever Clay Holmes (2-0) inherited the win.
The Blue Jays managed to put two players on base in the seventh and eighth innings, but were unable to capitalize.
“I know they’re going to hit,” Montoyo said of his team that left six players on base.
“It feels like the first month of the season where every game is really tight and you haven’t found your rhythm yet. But I believe we will find it. When is this going to happen? I don’t know, but I hope a few guys start some good streaks. Then you know when they say that hitting well is contagious, so everyone should take their wanders.
Blue Jays six-foot-6 right-hander Alek Manoah (4-0) will get the start Tuesday against the Yankees. He will face Jameson Taillon (1-1).
Ryu will perform a fitness start
Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu will be on the mound on Saturday for AAA farm Buffalo as he recovers from a stiff forearm that put him on the injured reserve list.
The South Korean has been sidelined since April 17, a day after giving up five earned runs on six hits in a 7-5 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Ryu, who won 14 games last season, is in the third season of a four-year, $80 million contract.
His performance in Saturday’s game will dictate whether he needs another minor league start, Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said.
The Jays also said outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (left obliques) has headed to Dunedin, where he will continue his rehabilitation. We preferred Florida to Buffalo because of the weather conditions.
According to Montoyo, Hernandez could be back next weekend.
Pitcher Nate Pearson, whose start to the season was delayed due to mononucleosis, is scheduled to pitch in the bullpen Tuesday. Montoyo clarified that the goal was to bring him back as a starter, but he could be used from the bullpen.
Gunner Tayler Saucedo is sidelined with hip discomfort. Left-hander Ryan Borucki (bulb) is scheduled to start batting practice Wednesday in Toronto.
Infielder Cavan Biggio is no longer subject to COVID protocols, but third baseman coach Luis Rivera will not be able to play Monday as he is considered close contact.
It is the instructor at the first bag Mark Budzinski who will replace him, while Gil Kim will be at the first.
