Yankees beat Blue Jays 3‑1 behind late rally
TORONTO (Interstat) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday at Rogers Centre. Goldschmidt’s blast, his ninth of the season, scored Cody Bellinger and broke a 1-1 tie. Jasson Domínguez also homered for the Yankees. Kazuma Okamoto homered for Toronto. Yankees starter Cam Schlittler allowed one run on six hits over seven innings with seven strikeouts. Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman matched him, allowing one run on one hit over seven innings with seven strikeouts. Fernando Cruz earned the win, improving to 4-1 with a scoreless eighth inning. David Bednar struck out the side in the ninth for his 14th save. Louis Varland took the loss, falling to 3-2 after surrendering two runs in the ninth. The Yankees improved to 42-27, while the Blue Jays dropped to 34-37. Attendance was 42,364. The game lasted 2:37.