Pinch-hitter Ernie Clement hits a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees in their home opener. Juan Soto struggles in his pinstripes debut.
NEW YORK — Pinch-hitter Ernie Clement had a tiebreaking solo home run off Caleb Ferguson leading off the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 3-0 Friday in New York’s home opener .
He bowed to fans in right field in the top of the first and was greeted with a standing ovation when he came to the plate in the bottom half. Soto is in a 1-for-16 slide after a 9-for-17 start.Clement, a 28-year-old who appeared in just 35 major league games over the previous two seasons, drove the second pitch from Ferguson into the left-field seats for his first career pinch homer.
Yimi García got the final two outs of the sixth and Génesis Cabrera retired two batters in his first appearance since a three-game suspension for causing a benches-clearing incident at Tampa Bay last weekend. After beginning 6-1 on the road, New York dropped to 81-40-1 in home openers. The Yankees were shut out in a home opener for the first time since 1967.An earthquake about three hours before game time wasn’t felt by most of the Yankees on the field for batting practice.
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