TORONTO -- Home runs have been coming in bunches for the New York Yankees in recent games, and they got a bunch more Saturday.
Brett Gardner, Matt Holliday, Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius all hit solo homers in the eighth inning, leading Jordan Montgomery and Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0.
The Yankees tied the franchise record with four homers in an inning. Gardner led it off with a home run and then with two outs, Holliday, Castro and Gregorius connected in succession.
"It's pretty impressive, a lot of fun to be a part of," Gardner said.
It was the 25th multihomer game of the season for New York, second in the majors to Tampa Bay (26). The Yankees have gone deep in 13 of their past 15 games, hitting 25 homers in that span.
"We're getting it from all spots in the lineup, which is really nice," manager Joe Girardi said.
All eight of New York's hits were for extra bases. The Yankees had four doubles, with Castro, Gregorius, Aaron Judge and Aaron Hicks hitting them.
Jason Grilli became the first reliever in Blue Jays history to allow four homers in a single inning. He declined to speak to reporters following the game.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons stuck with Grilli as long as he could because, as he said, "our guys in the `pen are running on fumes right now."
This was the fourth time the Yankees have hit four homers in an inning -- they last did it Oct. 1, 2012, against Boston. They first did it in 1977 at Toronto against the expansion Blue Jays, with Cliff Johnson connecting twice and Lou Piniella and Thurman Munson once each.
Montgomery (3-4) gave up three singles in six innings, striking out five and walking three for his first win since May 6 against the Cubs.
"The curve was my best pitch today," he said. "I got it for strikes and then expanded the zone a little bit and got them to swing over it."
The rookie left-hander lasted just 4 1/3 innings in his previous outing, May 29 at Baltimore.
"I thought Monty threw the ball really, really well," Gardner said. "It's a lot of fun for us to play behind him and watch him continue to get better."
Adam Warren, Tyler Clippard and Dellin Betances each pitched a hitless innings in relief.
Joe Biagini (1-4) allowed three runs in a career-high seven innings.
"We didn't score him any runs, obviously, but he had it all working," Gibbons said.
Hicks and Judge hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the third. Biagini set down 10 straight before Castro and Gregorius doubled in the seventh.
Toronto put runners at first and second in each of the second, third and fifth innings but came up empty each time. The Blue Jays finished 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
POWER QUARTET
Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin, and Mark Teixeira were the four Yankees who homered in the same inning against the Red Sox in 2012. Cano, Granderson, and Martin connected off Clay Buchholz and Teixeira homered off Alfredo Aceves.
LEFT IN THE DUST
The Blue Jays are 3-9 against left-handed starters this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: OF Jacoby Ellsbury (concussion) has been shut down after suffering headaches and will visit a neurologist when the team returns home Monday. ... LHP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) threw a light side session Saturday. He'll throw one more side session before a simulated game next week. Chapman is expected to return by mid-June.
Blue Jays: C Russell Martin (neck) was held out of the lineup for the third straight day but hopes to return Sunday.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Luis Severino (4-2, 2.93) has allowed just two earned runs over his past three starts, covering 19 1/3 innings. New York is 6-4 when Severino starts.
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (6-2, 3.28) is 5-0 with a 2.96 ERA in his past eight starts, and has won his past three. He's unbeaten since April 18 against Boston.
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New York Yankees
Brett Gardner, Matt Holliday, Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius all hit solo homers in the eighth inning, leading Jordan Montgomery and Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0.
The Yankees tied the franchise record with four homers in an inning. Gardner led it off with a home run and then with two outs, Holliday, Castro and Gregorius connected in succession.
"It's pretty impressive, a lot of fun to be a part of," Gardner said.
It was the 25th multihomer game of the season for New York, second in the majors to Tampa Bay (26). The Yankees have gone deep in 13 of their past 15 games, hitting 25 homers in that span.
"We're getting it from all spots in the lineup, which is really nice," manager Joe Girardi said.
All eight of New York's hits were for extra bases. The Yankees had four doubles, with Castro, Gregorius, Aaron Judge and Aaron Hicks hitting them.
Jason Grilli became the first reliever in Blue Jays history to allow four homers in a single inning. He declined to speak to reporters following the game.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons stuck with Grilli as long as he could because, as he said, "our guys in the `pen are running on fumes right now."
This was the fourth time the Yankees have hit four homers in an inning -- they last did it Oct. 1, 2012, against Boston. They first did it in 1977 at Toronto against the expansion Blue Jays, with Cliff Johnson connecting twice and Lou Piniella and Thurman Munson once each.
Montgomery (3-4) gave up three singles in six innings, striking out five and walking three for his first win since May 6 against the Cubs.
"The curve was my best pitch today," he said. "I got it for strikes and then expanded the zone a little bit and got them to swing over it."
The rookie left-hander lasted just 4 1/3 innings in his previous outing, May 29 at Baltimore.
"I thought Monty threw the ball really, really well," Gardner said. "It's a lot of fun for us to play behind him and watch him continue to get better."
Adam Warren, Tyler Clippard and Dellin Betances each pitched a hitless innings in relief.
Joe Biagini (1-4) allowed three runs in a career-high seven innings.
"We didn't score him any runs, obviously, but he had it all working," Gibbons said.
Hicks and Judge hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the third. Biagini set down 10 straight before Castro and Gregorius doubled in the seventh.
Toronto put runners at first and second in each of the second, third and fifth innings but came up empty each time. The Blue Jays finished 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
POWER QUARTET
Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin, and Mark Teixeira were the four Yankees who homered in the same inning against the Red Sox in 2012. Cano, Granderson, and Martin connected off Clay Buchholz and Teixeira homered off Alfredo Aceves.
LEFT IN THE DUST
The Blue Jays are 3-9 against left-handed starters this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: OF Jacoby Ellsbury (concussion) has been shut down after suffering headaches and will visit a neurologist when the team returns home Monday. ... LHP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) threw a light side session Saturday. He'll throw one more side session before a simulated game next week. Chapman is expected to return by mid-June.
Blue Jays: C Russell Martin (neck) was held out of the lineup for the third straight day but hopes to return Sunday.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Luis Severino (4-2, 2.93) has allowed just two earned runs over his past three starts, covering 19 1/3 innings. New York is 6-4 when Severino starts.
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (6-2, 3.28) is 5-0 with a 2.96 ERA in his past eight starts, and has won his past three. He's unbeaten since April 18 against Boston.
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1:07PM,EDT,June 3,2017
Rogers Centre, Toronto,Ontario
Rogers Centre, Toronto,Ontario
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Pillar flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Castro struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Morales struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Smoak walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki walked, Smoak to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Travis flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Barney flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Refsnyder safe at first on error by shortstop Tulowitzki. | 0 | 0 |
| Refsnyder stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner flied out to center, Refsnyder to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks doubled to right, Refsnyder scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Judge doubled to deep center, Hicks scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Holliday grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Maile reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Pillar singled to right, Maile to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Donaldson fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Morales struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Castro grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorius grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Headley flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Smoak lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Travis lined out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Romine grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Refsnyder struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Barney struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Maile singled to shallow right. | 2 | 0 |
| Pillar popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Donaldson walked, Maile to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Bautista grounded into fielder's choice to third, Maile out at third, Donaldson to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Hicks grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Holliday grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Morales grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Smoak flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Castro doubled to shallow left. | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorius doubled to shallow left, Castro scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Romine grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gregorius out at third. | 3 | 0 |
| Refsnyder grounded into fielder's choice to third, Romine out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Carter at first base. | 3 | 0 |
| Warren relieved Montgomery. | 3 | 0 |
| Travis struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Carrera hit for Barney. | 3 | 0 |
| Carrera walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Maile struck out looking, Carrera stole second. | 3 | 0 |
| Pillar grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Carrera in left field. | 3 | 0 |
| Grilli relieved Biagini. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner homered to right (390 feet). | 4 | 0 |
| Hicks lined out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| Holliday homered to center (452 feet). | 5 | 0 |
| Castro homered to left center (394 feet). | 6 | 0 |
| Gregorius homered to right (361 feet). | 7 | 0 |
| Howell relieved Grilli. | 7 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 7 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Clippard relieved Warren. | 7 | 0 |
| Donaldson grounded out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| Morales flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Danny Barnes pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Barnes relieved Howell. | 7 | 0 |
| Romine flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| Gardner popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Betances relieved Clippard. | 7 | 0 |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki walked. | 7 | 0 |
| Travis popped out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Carrera grounded out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .270 | .356 | .524 |
| Hicks CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .321 | .434 | .582 |
| Judge RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .326 | .433 | .691 |
| Holliday DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .272 | .363 | .526 |
| Castro 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .321 | .358 | .498 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .307 | .333 | .457 |
| Headley 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .227 | .300 | .348 |
| Romine C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .230 | .258 | .333 |
| Refsnyder 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .154 | .267 | .231 |
Carter 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .180 | .279 | .333 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 137 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Hicks (11, Biagini); Judge (8, Biagini); Castro (11, Biagini); Gregorius (7, Biagini) HR: Gardner (12, 8th inning off Grilli 0 on, 0 Out); Holliday (12, 8th inning off Grilli 0 on, 2 Out); Castro (9, 8th inning off Grilli 0 on, 2 Out); Gregorius (4, 8th inning off Grilli 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Hicks (31), Judge (41), Gregorius 2 (20), Gardner (26), Holliday (35), Castro (31) 2-out RBI: Hicks, Judge, Holliday, Castro, Gregorius Yankees RISP: 3-7 (Headley 0-1, Holliday 0-1, Gregorius 1-1, Romine 0-1, Hicks 1-1, Judge 1-1, Gardner 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Refsnyder (1, 2nd base off Biagini/Maile) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 47,226 (95.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Gabe Morales, Third Base - Adrian Johnson |
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