Overview

• George Springer homered three times and totaled seven RBIs, including a Canada Day grand slam, to power Toronto’s 12-5 Game 2 win.
• The Blue Jays have taken the first two games of the four-game series, improving to 47-38 and trailing New York by one in the AL East.
• Yankee relievers yielded nine earned runs over 4 1/3 innings in Game 2 and unraveled in Game 1’s pivotal sixth inning, contributing to their 2-0 series deficit.
• New York finished June 13-14 for its first losing month in years and has dropped 12 of its last 18 contests entering July.
• The Yankees placed Trent Grisham on the injured list with a left hamstring strain and sidelined reliever Fernando Cruz with a high-grade oblique injury.