New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
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Kirk homers and drives in 2, Guerrero leaves injured as Blue Jays beat Yankees 3-1
Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left after colliding with Yankees rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. on a chaotic play at third base in the sixth inning.
Kirk went 2 for 3 with a walk. He broke a 1-1 tie with a two-out double off Gerrit Cole in the sixth, then added some insurance with a two-out homer, his fifth, off Bradley Hanner in the eighth.
Bieber (4-2) allowed one run on four hits. He’s 4-1 with a 3.48 ERA in his past six outings.
Tyler Rogers got four outs and Mason Fluharty retired both batters he faced. Louis Varland finished for his 27th save in 28 chances.
Cole (6-6) allowed two runs, one earned, and five hits in six innings, snapping a streak of three straight winning starts. Cole walked two and struck out five.
With Guerrero at first and Nathan Lukes at second and the Blue Jays trailing 1-0 in the sixth, George Springer hit a grounder to third baseman Ryan McMahon, who stepped on the bag to force out Lukes.
McMahon threw to first in a bid to retire Springer, but New York first baseman Luis García Jr. couldn’t scoop the throw.
Guerrero broke for third and García threw toward Lombard, who was trying to get to the bag. When Lombard tried to leap over the sliding Guerrero, his left thigh struck Guerrero’s head.
Charles McAdoo replaced Guerrero in the seventh.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Chisholm Jr. flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | García Jr. grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Jones grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Varland relieved Fluharty |
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8th Inning | Giménez bunt grounded out to first. |
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8th Inning | Kirk homered to right center (374 feet). |
Statistics
 NYY |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 8 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 8 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 114 | Pitches | 121 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 32 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 1.4 | Runs Created | 3.6 |
| .161 | Batting Average | .258 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .290 | Slugging Percentage | .419 |
| .161 | Secondary Average | .226 |
| .188 | On Base Percentage | .303 |
| .478 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .722 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.9 |
| 1.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.1 |
| 14.0 | Batter Rating | 25.0 |
| 31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.56 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.67 |
| .129 | Isolated Power | .161 |
| 0.20 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .031 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .061 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.032 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 5.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 67.5 | MLB Rating | 77.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 42,816 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 61 | W1 | 0.611465 | 96 |
| New York |
6 | 67 | L1 | 0.5732484 | 90 |
 Boston |
12 | 73 | L3 | 0.53503186 | 84 |
 Baltimore |
19.5 | 81 | W2 | 0.48734176 | 77 |
| Toronto |
19.5 | 81 | L2 | 0.48734176 | 77 |