
Marcus Stroman was making dream start, and it sure had a happy ending. Stroman pitched six gritty innings, Jose Bautista hit his eighth homer of the year against New York and the Toronto Blue Jays ended a season-worst six-game skid to beat the Yankees 6-3 Saturday and keep their faint playoff hopes alive. I definitely rank it pretty high.'' With eight games to play for both teams, Toronto is 5 1/2 games back for an AL wild card and the Yankees are 4 1/2. Danny Valencia hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth, helping hand the Yankees their first loss of Jeter's final homestand after two wins over Toronto.
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