New York Yankees Defeat Toronto Blue Jays 8-3, Improve to 74-56

Final result

New York Yankees defeated Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Toronto Blue Jays at 64-68 (.485).

MLB data listed New York Yankees at 74-56 (.569).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 2nd — New York Yankees 2 runs; 3rd — Toronto Blue Jays 1 run; 4th — Toronto Blue Jays 1 run; 6th — New York Yankees 3 runs; 7th — New York Yankees 2 runs; 8th — Toronto Blue Jays 1 run, New York Yankees 1 run.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. (New York Yankees): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Trent Grisham (New York Yankees): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Ben Rice (New York Yankees): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 0 runs. José Soriano (Toronto Blue Jays): 5.0 innings and 7 strikeouts, (L, 10-7). Spencer Jones (New York Yankees): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 2 runs. Alejandro Kirk (Toronto Blue Jays): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a home run for New York Yankees in the bottom of the 7th (2 RBI). Trent Grisham hit a home run for New York Yankees in the bottom of the 8th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 3 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Toronto Blue Jays were 64-68, 4th in the division, 14.0 games back in the division, 5th in the wild-card standings, 1.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 18, wild-card elimination number 30.

In the 2026 standings, the New York Yankees were 74-56, 2nd in the division, 3.0 games back in the division, 1st in the wild-card standings, 9.5 games ahead in the wild-card race, wild-card leader, elimination number 30.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings