Toronto Blue Jays Defeat New York Yankees 4-3, Improve to 64-67

Final result

Toronto Blue Jays defeated New York Yankees 4-3 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Toronto Blue Jays at 64-67 (.489).

MLB data listed New York Yankees at 73-56 (.566).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Toronto Blue Jays 1 run; 4th — Toronto Blue Jays 1 run; 5th — Toronto Blue Jays 1 run; 7th — New York Yankees 1 run; 8th — Toronto Blue Jays 1 run, New York Yankees 2 runs.

Nathan Lukes (Toronto Blue Jays): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Luis García Jr. (New York Yankees): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Dylan Cease (Toronto Blue Jays): 6.2 innings and 8 strikeouts, (W, 8-5). George Springer (Toronto Blue Jays): 3 hits, 1 RBI, 0 runs. Austin Wells (New York Yankees): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs. Charles McAdoo (Toronto Blue Jays): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs.

Nathan Lukes hit a home run for Toronto Blue Jays in the top of the 8th (1 RBI). Luis García Jr. hit a home run for New York Yankees in the bottom of the 8th (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Toronto Blue Jays were 64-67, 4th in the division, 13.5 games back in the division, 4th in the wild-card standings, 1.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 20, wild-card elimination number 32.

In the 2026 standings, the New York Yankees were 73-56, 2nd in the division, 3.5 games back in the division, 1st in the wild-card standings, 9.0 games ahead in the wild-card race, wild-card leader, elimination number 31.

Official game sources

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