The New York Yankees entered the day tied with the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. Despite falling behind 5-1 early on Sunday afternoon against the Blue Jays, the Yankees battled back in a big way to win by a score of 9-6. With the win by the Orioles, New York and Baltimore remain tied in the East with 92-67 records, with only three games left on the schedule.
Yankees rally to beat Jays 9-6, remain tied atop AL East
The Yankees trailed 5-1 after five innings, but the club battled back late to claim a 9-6 victory over the Blue Jays. The win keeps New York tied with the Orioles in the American League East.
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The Yankees tied the game up in the seventh inning. Ichiro Suzuki plated a run with a sac fly, and he was followed by a double off the bat of Robinson Cano that scored another run. With Nick Swisher at the plate, a wild pitch from reliever Aaron Loup allowed Alex Rodriguez to tie the game at 5-5.
New York got right back after it in the eighth, scoring two more runs. Eduardo Nunez drove home the first with a sacrifice fly. Derek Jeter singled to right field to make the score 7-5. In the ninth inning, Curtis Granderson singled to score two more runs and push the lead to 9-5.
The Blue Jays loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth, but Yunel Escobar grounded into a double play to thwart any chance of a wild comeback. Adam Lind grounded out for the final out of the game.
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