TORONTO (Interstat) — Shane Bieber pitched six strong innings and Alejandro Kirk homered and drove in two runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 3-1 on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at Rogers Centre before 42,816 fans.

Bieber allowed four hits and one earned run while striking out five to improve to 4-2. Gerrit Cole took the loss despite matching Bieber with six innings, five hits, one earned run and five strikeouts, falling to 5-6. Louis Varland worked a scoreless ninth for his 27th save.

Trent Grisham gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead with a sixth-inning homer. Toronto answered in the bottom half when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored on a force out with an error, and Kirk doubled in George Springer. Kirk homered in the eighth to add an insurance run.

Toronto outhit New York 8-5. The Blue Jays improved to 60-64, while the Yankees dropped to 68-54. Tyler Rogers and Mason Fluharty combined for two scoreless relief innings for Toronto, and Paul Blackburn tossed a scoreless inning of relief for New York. The game took 2:25.