Overview

• Ben Rice crushed a go-ahead solo homer off Jeff Hoffman in the ninth inning to lift the Yankees to a 5-4 victory at Rogers Centre.
• Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s three-run shot in the first inning and Cody Bellinger’s solo homer in the fifth put New York ahead 4-1.
• Toronto rallied in the sixth with RBI doubles by Davis Schneider and George Springer after shortstop Anthony Volpe’s throwing error.
• Max Scherzer allowed four runs over five innings and publicly took responsibility for his command issues, while Jeff Hoffman absorbed the loss.
• The win ended Toronto’s franchise-best 11-game home winning streak and moved the Yankees to within three games in the AL East race.