MLB Season Review: New York Yankees beat Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 in three-game series
American League’s New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays went head-to-head in a thrilling three-game series. Yankees were remarkable and did a significant job as they completed a 2-1 victory in the series after beating the Blue Jays comfortably.
Let us take a summary of these three games and see how the Yankees dominated the Blue Jays.
Game 1 – April 29: Toronto Blue Jays 5 – New York Yankees 3
Blue Jays managed a 5-3 win in the series starter, as Ricky Romero was impressive with his pitching. He had seven strike-outs with an ERA of 3.00 in the Blue Jays convincing victory. Speaking to reporters, Romero said, “It's one of those things where you
just react. I don't know how I reacted, but had enough time. He absolutely smoked that ball, there's no doubt about it.”
Yankees’ batters were able to contribute only three runs in the initial game. Freddy Garcia threw beautifully for the Yankees but that was not enough to secure a win for his team. He was able to strike-out only six batters on his 101 pitches and permitted
seven hits with three earned runs.
Game 2 – April 30: Toronto Blue Jays 4 – New York Yankees 5
During the second game, Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 5-4. Yankees’ starter, A.J. Burnett threw the ball accurately as he pitched six innings and surrendered four runs and nine hits on his 82 pitches. Burnett had four strike-outs with an ERA of 3.93.
Blue Jays were jagged with the bat and were able to take only four runs until the end of the game. Kyle Drabek had an average day with the ball as he threw just over two innings with an ERA of 4.45 and gave away seven hits, five runs, four walks, no homer
and five earned runs on his 78 pitches.
Game 3 – May 1: Toronto Blue Jays 2 – New York Yankees 5
During the final game of the series, Blue Jays lost 5-2. Yankees’ centre-fielder Curtis Granderson shined as he struck three RBIs and went 2-for-4 with an average of .281. Yankees’ starter, Ivan Nova pitched just over six innings and allowed only two runs
and four walks including five strike-outs.
Yankees’ manager, Joe Girardi said, “It's really his willingness to make a change. His willingness to make changes that says a lot about him.”
Blue Jays were able to score only two runs in the series finale and failed to dominate the Yankees. Jesse Litsch pitched six innings and gave away five runs, six hits, five earned runs and two walks on his 94 pitches. However, a group effort kept the Yankees
on top against the Blue Jays throughout the series.
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