A game that had been about a pair of bulls on the mound became about a kid, a machine and a comeback.
On an afternoon during which pitchers flexed their powers, it was Anthony Volpe’s youthful punch and a ninth-inning rally, punctuated by DJ LeMahieu’s game-winning single, that made the difference in a 3-2 Yankees win over the Blue Jays in front of a delighted 43,223 in The Bronx.Aaron Boone’s club has yet to lose a series this season.
In the bottom of the eighth, Toronto’s Yimi Garcia allowed a single to Peraza before Volpe stepped into his second home run of his career, drilling it over the right-field wall. Cole lasted 5 ²/₃ excellent, scoreless innings, while Manoah cruised through seven shutout innings, allowing just a pair of hits and a walk while striking out eight.
In the aftermath, Manoah, who said Friday he has never really talked with Cole, challenged him through the media and dared him to get closer next time Cole had a problem. The Yankees’ best threat came in the third inning, when Oswaldo Cabrera laced a one-out double to the gap in left-center.But with one out, Volpe swung through a four-seamer and Judge — pitched to despite first base open — meekly grounded out.Cabrera’s hit would be the Yankees’ only one until the seventh inning, when Gleyber Torres singled and was stranded on first.
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