Yankees Edge Blue Jays 7-6 on Back-to-Back Seventh-Inning Homers

On Monday night at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7–6. The decisive moment came in the seventh inning when Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit consecutive two-run home runs off reliever Yariel Rodríguez, turning a 5–3 deficit into a 7–5 lead. The Yankees added an insurance run in the ninth as David Bednar secured his 11th save in 13 opportunities, striking out George Springer and retiring Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on a groundout.

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The contest marked the Yankees’ first meeting with Toronto since the Yankees lost the 2022 American League Division Series. New York entered the game after a 2–7 road trip and opened a homestand against AL East rivals. The victory extended the Yankees’ record in one-run games to 4–10 for the season, a statistic that has amplified the pressure on the club in late-inning situations.

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• Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each delivered two-run homers in the seventh inning.

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• Paul Goldschmidt contributed two RBIs, including a solo home run on the first pitch from Toronto starter Patrick Corbin.

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• Ernie Clement recorded four RBIs, highlighted by a three-run shot in the fourth inning.

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• Aaron Judge singled off Rodríguez, and pinch-hitter Trent Grisham walked, extending the rally.

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• Adam Macko, a 25-year-old left-hander born in Slovakia, made his major-league debut, retiring the side on three consecutive outs.

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• Paul Blackburn delivered 1  2/3 innings of one-hit relief for New York.

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• David Bednar earned his 11th save, allowing a ninth-inning run before closing the game.

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• Austin Wells was absent from the lineup for the second straight day, having gone 2-for-23 with a .173 batting average, five RBIs and 11 strikeouts on the trip.

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The 7–6 win gave New York a one-run result in its first game against Toronto since the 2022 AL Division Series and improved the Yankees’ one-run game tally to 4–10. The narrow margin underscores the heightened significance of each late-inning opportunity as the team begins a three-game homestand.

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Toronto starter Patrick Corbin allowed a first-pitch home run to Goldschmidt and yielded three runs before exiting. Reliever Yariel Rodríguez surrendered the pivotal back-to-back homers. New York’s bullpen, anchored by Bednar, contained the Blue Jays in the final inning, while Will Warren is slated to start the next game for the Yankees.

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> “Terrible,” Wells said before the game. “You can read the numbers, so it's not good.” — Austin Wells, Yankees catcher

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The Yankees will send right-hander Will Warren (5–1, 3.42 ERA) to the mound on Tuesday night, while Toronto will counter with right-hander Dylan Cease (3–1, 2.41 ERA). Both clubs will look to build on Monday’s outcome as the AL East rivalry intensifies.

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