Blue Jays rally past Yankees 10-9 to avoid sweep
TORONTO - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a grand slam in the sixth inning and Teoscar Hernandez had a three-run homer the seventh as the Toronto BlueVladimir Guerrero Jr. opened the game with a two-run homer and George Springer's solo shot also helped Toronto avoid a three-game sweep by New York.
Gleyber Torres, Kyle Higashioka, Marwin Gonzalez and pinch-hitter Anthony Rizzo added solo home runs for New York. Gonzalez got an infield single in the next at bat, followed by a single from pinch-hitter Jose Trevino to threaten Toronto's slim lead.closer Romano to the mound with five outs to go. He got out of the eighth with a fly ball and a strikeout.
Guerrero smashed the first pitch he saw in the first inning. He blasted Severino's 94.9-m.p.h. four-seam fastball into the BlueTorres countered for the Yankees in the second inning. His 13th of the season came on a full count and narrowed Toronto's lead to 2-1. Aaron Judge tacked on a run in the fifth inning. He hit a double off of Cimber to bring in Gallo from second.
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