New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Match Player Stats On Aug 08, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Aug 8, 2017

TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson hit a pair of two-run homers, and J.A. Happ pitched into the sixth inning for his second straight victory as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Happ (5-8) allowed one run, four hits and four walks while striking out five in 5 2/3 innings.

The Blue Jays (53-59) are 18-27 against American League East opponents this season but 6-5 against the Yankees (59-52).

Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 29th save of the season.

Yankees starter CC Sabathia (9-5) allowed four runs, six hits and one walk in three innings. The left-hander struck out three in his second shortest outing of the season. The shortest was 2 2/3 innings July 4, when he allowed four runs, three hits and three walks to Toronto at Yankee Stadium.

Bryan Mitchell allowed three hits in four-plus scoreless innings of relief for the Yankees.

Happ walked two batters in the sixth and was replaced by Dominic Leone with two outs. Leone pitched around an infield single to finish the inning.

Toronto reliever Danny Barnes allowed two singles sandwiched around a double-play grounder in the seventh before leaving for Ryan Tepera, who ended the inning with a called third strike on Aaron Judge.

The Yankees scored a run without a hit in the eighth to cut the lead to 4-2.

Tepera hit Gary Sanchez and Chase Headley with pitches to start the eighth, then walked Todd Frazier with one out to load the bases. Garrett Cooper hit a sacrifice fly to left and Ronald Torreyes lined out to center.

The Blue Jays took a 2-0 lead in the first when Donaldson homered after a leadoff double by Jose Bautista. Justin Smoak walked and Steve Pearce doubled in the inning with two outs, but Sabathia avoided further damage.

The Yankees scored once in the second on an RBI single by Cooper. The hit knocked in Headley, who led off with a single, took second on a single by Didi Gregorius and reached third when Frazier bounced into a double play.

Donaldson's second two-run homer of the game followed Martin's leadoff single in the third, giving him 12 career multi-homer games. His 15th home run of the season came on a 3-0 count and gave Toronto a 4-1 lead.

NOTES: Toronto RHP Cesar Valdez (right shoulder impingement) was placed on the 10-day disabled list, and RHP Leonel Campos was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo. Valdez had been scheduled to start Wednesday. ... Yankees RHP Bryan Mitchell was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. LHP Jordan Montgomery had been optioned to Triple-A after the game Sunday in Cleveland. ... Yankees C Gary Sanchez was behind the plate Tuesday after being benched Sunday for poor defensive play. ... New York RHP Masahiro Tanaka (8-10, 4.93 ERA) will start Wednesday. The Blue Jays' starter was not immediately announced.