The New York Yankees defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 3–1 in a Saturday afternoon game. The teams are scoreless or low-scoring through the early innings as the Blue Jays limit the Yankees’ offense for most of the contest. After New York faces eight innings of effective pitching from Toronto, Paul Goldschmidt provides the decisive swing in the ninth inning.
With Cody Bellinger leading off the ninth with a single, Goldschmidt hits a two-run home run off Blue Jays closer Louis Varland. The homer is described as a 400-foot drive to left field and becomes Goldschmidt’s ninth home run of the season. Varland entered the game with strong recent run prevention, and the home run is his first allowed in a long span of innings, according to the reporting.
The Yankees score the remaining runs to reach their final total of three, then hold Toronto to one run to secure the win. The Yankees have been winning frequently in recent games, with this result part of a stretch that includes five victories in six games, per one account.
