Price, Smoak lead Blue Jays over Yankees for 7th win in row

Saturday afternoon, the Blue Jays rode David Price’s left arm to another win over the Yankees (TOR 6, NY 0), their sixth in eight games against New York this season.

The last time a Blue Jays team inflicted such punishment against the Yankees on their own turf was on May 22-25 in 2003 when they swept New York in four games.

A day after R.A. Dickey and the Jays beat New York, 2-1, in a 10-inning matchup between the highest-scoring teams in the majors, Price (11-4) dominated.

It hasn’t always been smooth sailing against the Yankees for Price, however, as he carried a 33.26 ERA in his last two starts against the pin-strips with the Detroit Tigers. They were. 500 before Tulowitzki entered the lineup, and now, with October fast approaching, Toronto looks like a legitimate threat in the AL.

Before the game, when asked about Price’s 16 runs allowed in two games against the Yankees, Girardi said, “I don’t think those sort of things ever leave your memory”. And the acquisition of David Price, who gave up a single run in eight innings in his Blue Jays debut, should decrease the bullpen’s workload and therefore increase its effectiveness.

“I just made better pitches”, Price said in reference to the contrast between Saturday and his previous start against the Yankees.

On Saturday, the two newly acquired stars had an impact in the Blue Jays’ 6-0 victory.

Yankees: RHP Ivan Nova will make his eighth start since returning from Tommy John surgery. Josh Donaldson (.295, 81 Rs, 30 HRs, 82 RBIs, 4 SBs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one run.

Curtis Granderson homered twice for the Mets, who blew a 3-0 first-inning lead.

CHICAGO (AP) – Kris Bryant homered and drove in three runs to help surging Chicago beat San Francisco. He’s won three straight.

This, after he did not make a good throw on Friday night when Jose Bautista swiped second.

Troy Tulowitzki also added to the offense with a solo home run as well.

The Cubs (61-48) also got three hits from Addison Russell while moving 13 games over. The Yankees perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with a 31-37 record.

They whaled on the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins at home to seize control of a wild card spot, but in some ways their first meeting with the Yankees since early May is the bigger test.

The right-hander had been on the disabled list since a left oblique strain forced him out after 3 2-3 innings against the San Francisco Giants on July 4. In fact, the Yankees did get a hit until the fourth inning.

The Nationals (57-52) moved within 1½ games of the Mets in the NL East. Hope landed in the right-center field stands. The Yankees had six hits off Dickey but had more opportunities Friday.

The Jays don’t have this flexibility any longer and I’m sure they’ll come to regret it when Donaldson needs a rest down the stretch.

4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. However, he could not hold the lead as he wound up allowing four runs in three innings. He is 4-3 with 3.10 ERA on the season.

After this game, the Yankees might still be searching for that “good feeling”.

Garcia walked four, struck out five and allowed Jean Segura’s hit in the first and Elian Herrera’s in the third.

Blue Jays sixth. Tulowitzki grounded out, shortstop Gregorius to first baseman Teixeira.

New York is a -133 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at eight runs. Robinson walked Mike Aviles with the bases loaded, but retired the next three hitters. He yielded six hits in seven innings. 507 OPS since the All-Star break. With the win and the Marlins loss to the Braves, Philadelphia escaped the NL East cellar for the first time since May 27.

Texas lost a run after a replay review in the third.