Blue Jays top Yankees 4‑1 behind McAdoo’s late RBI hits

TORONTO (Interstat) — Charles McAdoo had a tie-breaking RBI double in the seventh inning and added a run-scoring single during Toronto’s two-run eighth as the Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 4-1 on Saturday at Rogers Centre.

Spencer Miles earned the win, improving to 4-2, and Brent Headrick took the loss, falling to 6-2. Toronto improved to 61-64, while the Yankees dropped to 68-55. The Blue Jays scored one run in the third, one in the seventh and two in the eighth. The Yankees scored one in the second.

New York took a 1-0 lead when George Lombard Jr. singled to left, scoring Spencer Jones. Toronto tied it in the third on Alejandro Kirk’s RBI single that scored Brett Bateman. McAdoo’s double in the seventh plated Ernie Clement. In the eighth, McAdoo singled to score Andrés Giménez, and Nathan Lukes grounded out to bring home Brandon Valenzuela.

Yankees batters collected four hits. The game lasted 2:44 with an attendance of 42,580.