The New York Yankees needed just two innings to settle this game. Spencer Jones' two-run home run in the second inning—upheld after video review—gave the Yankees a lead they would not surrender, and the early advantage proved enough to hold off the Toronto Blue Jays in a 3-1 win at Yankee Stadium.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NYY | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Jones finished 1-for-3 with a strikeout, but his one hit carried weight: a fly ball to right field that scored both himself and Trent Grisham. The home run was his seventh of the season. José Caballero added an insurance run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly, extending the Yankees' margin to 3-0 before Toronto answered in the fifth.
Alejandro Kirk's single in the fifth inning brought Brett Bateman home for Toronto's only run, cutting the deficit to two. Bateman, who went 3-for-5 with a double and a triple, was the Blue Jays' most productive hitter but could not spark a rally. The visitors managed just one run across nine innings.
Cam Schlittler earned the win for New York, allowing one run on six hits over six innings with four strikeouts and three walks. David Bednar closed out the ninth for his 30th save of the season. The Yankees improved to 73-55 and extended their winning streak to five games. Toronto fell to 63-67 and lost for the first time in the series.