US EditionRice’s Homer in Ninth Finally Give Yankees a Win in Toronto
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 22 – Ben Rice hit a ninth-inning home run off Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman, ending Toronto's 11-game home winning streak and lifting the Yankees to a 5-4 victory.
- The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, ending Toronto's 11-game home winning streak.
- The Yankees took an early 4-2 lead via Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s three-run homer in the first and Cody Bellinger's solo shot in the fifth before Toronto tied the game in the sixth after shortstop Anthony Volpe's error.
- After Chisholm advised him to shorten his swing, Ben Rice hit a 389-foot tiebreaking homer on the first pitch from Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman in the ninth inning.
- Max Scherzer pitched five innings for Toronto, allowing four runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four and said, 'We had our chances, but didn't really come through.'
- The Yankees ended their five-game skid against Toronto, halted a nine-game road losing streak against AL East teams, and narrowed their gap to three games behind the division-leading Blue Jays.
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Rice’s homer in ninth finally give Yankees a win in Toronto
TORONTO — Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Cody Bellinger also homered and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday. Rice connected off Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman (6-3) for his 15th home run as the Yankees snapped a five-game losing streak against Toronto. Ian Hamilton (2-1) got one out for the win and Devin Williams finished for his 15th save in 16 chances. Addison Barger ha…
Rice's late homer lifts Yankees over Blue Jays, snaps Toronto's franchise-record home win streak
Ben Rice's ninth-inning home run helped the New York Yankees salvage a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Toronto's four-game win streak and franchise-best 11-game home win streak were snapped with the loss, but the Blue Jays still hold a three-game lead over the Yankees in the American League East standings.
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