Erik Boland
@eboland11
Yankees beat writer, @NewsdaySports, since 2009; Political/History junkie; proud native of Cleveland; proud graduate of @JohnCarrollU
And Boone has been ejected by plate umpire Aaron Boone, shortly after pitching coach Matt Blake got run. Some kind of game tonight in Toronto...
Boone all over plate umpire Manny Gonzalez after that called third strike on Peraza. Among the shocking statistics of the season: Boone, who has led or been tied for the AL lead in ejections four straight seasons, has been thrown out 3x this year, just once for balls & strikes...
And Rice commits an error on what should have been an inning-ending grounder hit by Will Wagner and it's 6-4 Toronto. Three errors tonight for the Yankees
And Bellinger, a terrific fielder, loses that Clement ball in the Rogers Centre lights and it goes for a triple with one out here in the sixth. These last three innings, both ways, have been...something
And just like that after a Vlad Jr. error opens the door, Judge with HR No. 37 to tie it at 4-4 in the sixth. Crew chief review but this should stand as a HR
And the Blue Jays take a 4-2 lead on a squibber to the right of the mound by Vlad Jr. Fried threw home for an error and the ball gets away from Escarra allowing the second run to come in
And Anthony Volpe ties it with his 13th HR of the season, a blast to left here in the fifth
And now it's 2-1 Toronto after Ernie Clement, who grew up a Yankees fan in Rochester, with a two-out RBI single
After retiring the first 10 batters of the game, Fried in some trouble here in the fourth. A Springer single, RBI double by Guerrero and a two-out walk to Kirk. Still just 1-1...
After retiring the first 10 batters of the game, Fried in some trouble here in the fourth. A Springer single, RBI double by Guerrero and a two-out walk to Kirk. Still just 1-1...
Fried's blister issue would seem to be behind him. Perfect through three and at just 36 pitches. Has had two standout defensive plays behind him - one by Grisham and one by Chisholm - to keep the Blue Jays off the bases
Boone all over plate umpire Manny Gonzalez after that called third strike on Peraza. Among the shocking statistics of the season: Boone, who has led or been tied for the AL lead in ejections four straight seasons, has been thrown out 3x this year, just once for balls & strikes...
Among the teams with scouts at Rogers Centre for this series: the Rangers, Phillies and Padres.
My hometown Browns never disappoint...
Someone fell off the raft when the Browns did the helmet reveal. I just can’t 😂😂
George Springer, who went 8-for-14 with four HRs and 11 RBIs in Toronto's four-game sweep of the Yankees earlier this month, with a two-out, RBI single to right, tying this one at 4-4 here in the sixth. The Volpe error to open the inning proves critical
Schlittler done after five innings (and 90 pitches). Tim Hill coming on for the sixth. Yankees bullpen will need to get 12 outs to close this one out.
Heck of a double play started by Volpe, with Chisholm making a bare-handed catch and turn to clip Bichette at first
The first two Blue Jays reach in the bottom of the fifth and Tim Hill is up for the Yankees