The Yankees erased a two-run deficit with one explosive inning. Trailing 5-3 entering the seventh, New York struck for four runs on consecutive home runs to claim a 7-6 victory over Toronto at Yankee Stadium.
Paul Goldschmidt anchored the Yankees offense, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. He opened the scoring with a solo shot to right center in the first inning, then tied the game 3-3 in the fourth with an RBI double that scored Max Schuemann. Cody Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Jazz Chisholm added two hits and two RBI with his own home run.
The decisive seventh inning began with Bellinger's two-run homer to center that scored Aaron Judge and tied the game 5-5. Chisholm followed immediately with a two-run shot to left that brought home Trent Grisham and gave New York a 7-5 lead it would not relinquish.
Ryan Weathers allowed 5 runs over 5.1 innings for New York but avoided a decision. Paul Blackburn earned the win with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief, while David Bednar recorded his 11th save despite allowing one run in the ninth. Yariel Rodriguez took the loss for Toronto, surrendering 4 runs in just one-third of an inning during the fourth-inning rally.
George Springer reached 1,500 career hits in this game with a solo home run in the fifth inning. The veteran outfielder went 2-for-5 and is now four home runs away from 300 for his career. New York snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 28-19, while Toronto's two-game winning streak ended as they fell to 21-25.