Toronto Blue Jays defeat New York Yankees with 5-4 win – MLB Update
Toronto Blue Jays proved a trouble maker for the New York Yankees, overpowering them 5-4 in an electrifying three-game series opener at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Friday, September 16.
Blue Jays’ designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion landed a grounder in the first inning and set the foundation for his club, touching an RBI single. Encarnacion also scored a run in the bottom of the fifth.
Despite having a 1-0 lead in the first inning, the Blue Jays’ batting was under great pressure from Yankees’ starter Carsten Charles Sabathia. The starter did not allow the Blue Jays to touch a ball from the second to fourth inning. However, Blue Jays’ batters
managed to adjust their hitting technique against Sabathia and scored three comeback runs in the bottom of the fifth. The Blue Jays had gone under a 3-1 deficit in the top of the fourth inning.
Adam Lind touched an RBI triple hit and then added two more. Blue Jays’ manager John Farrell was pleased to see the brilliant hitting by Lind.
"Based on the look on his face when he was in the dugout, it was a big night for him," Farrell said. "You could see that he was having fun, he was executing at some critical points in the game, and it's good to see him doing what he's capable of doing.”
Yankees tied the game 4-all in the top of the sixth inning and their relievers proved devastating for the Blue Jays. In the ninth inning, Jose Molina singled to right-centre, scoring Brett Lawrie and Colby Rasmus for a game winning run.
"That was kind of a weird play because it was hit and run and the guys didn't go, didn't see it," Molina said. "But I did my job. I just swung the bat. I saw it was a good pitch to hit and put a good swing on it and found a hole."
Blue Jays’ starter Dustin McGowan was at his best with the ball, as he remained scoreless in four of his five innings. Although the three runs he yielded in the fourth was a problem for his club, he made a strong rebound in the fifth and then received a
perfect comeback from his relief pitchers in the later-half of the game.
Jesse Litsch allowed a single run in two innings to hold first base and then closer Casey Janssen tossed a shut-out two innings to capture his fifth win of the season. Janssen has not lost a single game in the current season.
Blue Jays are not on the road to the postseason but their strong 2011 shut down performance will make their fans happy.
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