Yankees beat Blue Jays 8‑3 behind Chisholm, Grisham
NEW YORK (Interstat) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Trent Grisham each homered and drove in two runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium II.
Carlos Rodón allowed one run over four innings in his start for New York. Chisholm’s two-run home run in the seventh inning broke open a one-run game, and Grisham added a solo shot in the eighth. The Yankees took control with three runs in the sixth on Ben Rice’s two-run single and a bases-loaded walk by Grisham. Toronto struck first with single runs in the third, fourth and eighth, including sacrifice flies from Brett Bateman and Daz Cameron and an RBI single by Alejandro Kirk. The Blue Jays had five hits; the Yankees had 11.
Paul Blackburn (5-2) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief. José Soriano (10-7) took the loss after allowing five runs in five innings. The attendance was 41,802, and the game lasted 2:49. The Yankees improved to 74-56, while Toronto fell to 64-68.