TORONTO -- Todd Frazier's best night since joining the Yankees helped New York's struggling offense get back on track.
Frazier homered and had three RBI, Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorius also went deep and the Yankees overcame a shaky start by Masahiro Tanaka to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 on Wednesday night.
Rookie Garrett Cooper had four hits for the Yankees, who had not scored in double figures since a 13-4 win at Houston on June 30. New York's 17 hits were one shy of its season high, set June 10 against Baltimore.
"We needed that," Frazier said. "That was a good win for us, a good offensive outburst. Hopefully, we build on that."
Frazier, who entered in a 5-for-33 slide, went back-to-back with Sanchez in the second, hit a two-run double in the fifth, then added a leadoff single in the eighth for his first three-hit game since the Yankees acquired him from the Chicago White Sox last month. He was hit on the left elbow by a pitch in his final plate appearance and, at Girardi's suggestion, sat out the bottom of the ninth.
"Hopefully, tomorrow it'll be just fine," Frazier said.
Cooper was not in the original starting lineup but replaced Clint Frazier, who felt tightness in his oblique during batting practice and is scheduled for an MRI on Thursday.
"I've been feeling it for a few days," Clint Frazier said. "I want to make sure everything is all right before I keep going."
Gregorius hit his 18th homer in a third, a two-out drive off Nick Tepesch (0-2).
"When our offense was really going good, that's what we were doing, we were getting production from everyone," manager Joe Girardi said. "That's good to see."
Tanaka walked a season-high five in four-plus innings, allowing three runs -- two earned -- and two hits. He left two batters into the fifth after Jose Bautista homered and Josh Donaldson walked. Chad Green (2-0) struck out three straight for the Yankees, who remained four games behind AL East-leading Boston.
Making his first start for Toronto in place of Cesar Valdez, who has an injured right shoulder, Tepesch allowed five runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.
"They took advantage of some pitches I left over the plate," Tepesch said.
Aaron Judge drew his 82nd walk, breaking Charlie Keller's 1939 Yankees rookie record. Boston's Ted Williams holds the major league record with 107 in 1939.
Judge went 0 for 4 and struck out in the eighth, extending his club record streak of games with at least one strikeout to 26. Judge was the only New York starter without a hit.
"The strikeouts don't worry me," Girardi said. "The productivity is what you want. As long as he remains productive and he's getting on base and hitting home runs, you can live with it."
ESPADA TAKES A TUMBLE
Yankees third base coach Joe Espada rolled his ankle and fell down while waving Cooper home in the eighth. Espada was laughing and smiling after receiving attention from the trainer. "His ankle is probably going to be sore," Girardi said. "I don't think there any any tests planned."
WEB GEM
Kevin Pillar climbed the center-field wall and jumped, nearly robbing Sanchez of his home run.
BOMBS AWAY
Bautista has 35 career home runs against the Yankees, tying him with Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria for the most among active players.
FULL PLATE
Raffy Lopez became the sixth player to start at catcher for the Blue Jays this season, a franchise record.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: A scan showed no new damage to LHP CC Sabathia's arthritic right knee, but his status for Sunday night's start against Boston remains unclear. ... OF Aaron Hicks (strained right oblique) was 1 for 4 with a home run for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and is expected to be activated off the DL Friday, Girardi said. Hicks is 8 for 24 at Scranton; he last played for the Yankees on June 25/
Blue Jays: Toronto optioned LHP Matt Demody to Triple-A Buffalo to make room for Tepesch, while SS Troy Tulowitzki (right ankle) was transferred to the 60-day DL to open a spot on the 40-man roster. The move effectively ends Tulowitzki's season, making him ineligible to return before Toronto's final three games. ... OF Steve Pearce started at DH after having fluid drained from his knee following Tuesday's game.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Sonny Gray (6-6, 3.41) is to pitch on six days' rest Thursday when he makes his second start with New York. Gray has a 1.59 ERA over his past six starts.
Blue Jays: RHP Marco Estrada (4-7, 5.12) remains winless in 12 starts since a May 27 victory over Texas. Estrada has a 2.84 ERA over his past three starts.
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Frazier homered and had three RBI, Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorius also went deep and the Yankees overcame a shaky start by Masahiro Tanaka to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 on Wednesday night.
Rookie Garrett Cooper had four hits for the Yankees, who had not scored in double figures since a 13-4 win at Houston on June 30. New York's 17 hits were one shy of its season high, set June 10 against Baltimore.
"We needed that," Frazier said. "That was a good win for us, a good offensive outburst. Hopefully, we build on that."
Frazier, who entered in a 5-for-33 slide, went back-to-back with Sanchez in the second, hit a two-run double in the fifth, then added a leadoff single in the eighth for his first three-hit game since the Yankees acquired him from the Chicago White Sox last month. He was hit on the left elbow by a pitch in his final plate appearance and, at Girardi's suggestion, sat out the bottom of the ninth.
"Hopefully, tomorrow it'll be just fine," Frazier said.
Cooper was not in the original starting lineup but replaced Clint Frazier, who felt tightness in his oblique during batting practice and is scheduled for an MRI on Thursday.
"I've been feeling it for a few days," Clint Frazier said. "I want to make sure everything is all right before I keep going."
Gregorius hit his 18th homer in a third, a two-out drive off Nick Tepesch (0-2).
"When our offense was really going good, that's what we were doing, we were getting production from everyone," manager Joe Girardi said. "That's good to see."
Tanaka walked a season-high five in four-plus innings, allowing three runs -- two earned -- and two hits. He left two batters into the fifth after Jose Bautista homered and Josh Donaldson walked. Chad Green (2-0) struck out three straight for the Yankees, who remained four games behind AL East-leading Boston.
Making his first start for Toronto in place of Cesar Valdez, who has an injured right shoulder, Tepesch allowed five runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.
"They took advantage of some pitches I left over the plate," Tepesch said.
Aaron Judge drew his 82nd walk, breaking Charlie Keller's 1939 Yankees rookie record. Boston's Ted Williams holds the major league record with 107 in 1939.
Judge went 0 for 4 and struck out in the eighth, extending his club record streak of games with at least one strikeout to 26. Judge was the only New York starter without a hit.
"The strikeouts don't worry me," Girardi said. "The productivity is what you want. As long as he remains productive and he's getting on base and hitting home runs, you can live with it."
ESPADA TAKES A TUMBLE
Yankees third base coach Joe Espada rolled his ankle and fell down while waving Cooper home in the eighth. Espada was laughing and smiling after receiving attention from the trainer. "His ankle is probably going to be sore," Girardi said. "I don't think there any any tests planned."
WEB GEM
Kevin Pillar climbed the center-field wall and jumped, nearly robbing Sanchez of his home run.
BOMBS AWAY
Bautista has 35 career home runs against the Yankees, tying him with Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria for the most among active players.
FULL PLATE
Raffy Lopez became the sixth player to start at catcher for the Blue Jays this season, a franchise record.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: A scan showed no new damage to LHP CC Sabathia's arthritic right knee, but his status for Sunday night's start against Boston remains unclear. ... OF Aaron Hicks (strained right oblique) was 1 for 4 with a home run for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and is expected to be activated off the DL Friday, Girardi said. Hicks is 8 for 24 at Scranton; he last played for the Yankees on June 25/
Blue Jays: Toronto optioned LHP Matt Demody to Triple-A Buffalo to make room for Tepesch, while SS Troy Tulowitzki (right ankle) was transferred to the 60-day DL to open a spot on the 40-man roster. The move effectively ends Tulowitzki's season, making him ineligible to return before Toronto's final three games. ... OF Steve Pearce started at DH after having fluid drained from his knee following Tuesday's game.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Sonny Gray (6-6, 3.41) is to pitch on six days' rest Thursday when he makes his second start with New York. Gray has a 1.59 ERA over his past six starts.
Blue Jays: RHP Marco Estrada (4-7, 5.12) remains winless in 12 starts since a May 27 victory over Texas. Estrada has a 2.84 ERA over his past three starts.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Tepesch pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Gardner doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Bautista popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Tepesch pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Sánchez homered to center (394 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| T. Frazier homered to left center (412 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Cooper singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Torreyes struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Gardner flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Pearce walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Pillar doubled to left, Pearce to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Aoki grounded out to second, Pearce scored, Pillar to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Barney grounded into fielder's choice to third, Pillar out at home, Barney to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Goins grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Tepesch pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Headley struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Judge grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Gregorius homered to right center (429 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Lopez reached first base on catcher's interference. | 3 | 1 |
| Bautista fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 1 |
| Donaldson walked, Lopez to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Smoak walked, Lopez to third, Donaldson to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Pearce hit sacrifice fly to right, Lopez scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Pillar fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nick Tepesch pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| T. Frazier flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Cooper reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Torreyes singled to left, Cooper to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Gardner lined out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Aoki flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Barney lined out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Goins walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Lopez struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Tepesch pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Headley struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Judge walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Gregorius doubled to deep center, Judge to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Campos relieved Tepesch. | 3 | 2 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| T. Frazier doubled to deep right center, Judge and Gregorius scored. | 5 | 2 |
| Ellsbury doubled to deep center, T. Frazier scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Cooper grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Bautista homered to left (411 feet). | 6 | 3 |
| Donaldson walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Green relieved Tanaka. | 6 | 3 |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Loup pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Loup relieved Campos. | 6 | 3 |
| Torreyes flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Aoki singled to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Barney grounded into fielder's choice to second, Aoki out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| Goins doubled to left center, Barney scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Kahnle relieved Green. | 6 | 4 |
| Goins to third on wild pitch by Kahnle. | 6 | 4 |
| Lopez walked. | 6 | 4 |
| Bautista fouled out to catcher. | 6 | 4 |
| Donaldson singled to right center, Goins scored, Lopez to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Leone relieved Loup. | 6 | 5 |
| Judge popped out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Gregorius grounded out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| Sánchez grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Robertson relieved Kahnle. | 6 | 5 |
| Pearce grounded out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Aoki grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| T. Frazier singled to left center. | 6 | 5 |
| Howell relieved Leone. | 6 | 5 |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Cole relieved Howell. | 6 | 5 |
| Cooper doubled to deep left, T. Frazier to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Torreyes singled to center, T. Frazier and Cooper scored, Torreyes to second advancing on throw. | 8 | 5 |
| Gardner walked. | 8 | 5 |
| Headley singled to shallow left center, Torreyes thrown out at home, Gardner to second. | 8 | 5 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 8 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Betances relieved Robertson. | 8 | 5 |
| Carrera hit for Barney. | 8 | 5 |
| Carrera hit by pitch. | 8 | 5 |
| Goins grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Carrera out at second. | 8 | 5 |
| Lopez struck out swinging. | 8 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Taylor Cole pitching for Toronto | NYY | TOR |
| Refsnyder at second base. | 8 | 5 |
| Gregorius reached on infield single to second. | 8 | 5 |
| Sánchez singled to center, Gregorius to second. | 8 | 5 |
| T. Frazier hit by pitch, Gregorius to third, Sánchez to second. | 8 | 5 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second, Gregorius scored, Sánchez to third, T. Frazier to second. | 9 | 5 |
| Cooper singled to center, Sánchez and T. Frazier scored. | 11 | 5 |
| Barnes relieved Cole. | 11 | 5 |
| Torreyes flied out to right. | 11 | 5 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 11 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | TOR |
| Wade at second base. | 11 | 5 |
| Torreyes at third base. | 11 | 5 |
| Warren relieved Betances. | 11 | 5 |
| Bautista grounded out to third. | 11 | 5 |
| Donaldson walked. | 11 | 5 |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 11 | 5 |
| Pearce singled to left, Donaldson to third. | 11 | 5 |
| Pillar lined out to right. | 11 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .257 | .350 | .448 |
| Headley DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .272 | .352 | .397 |
| Judge RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .294 | .422 | .616 |
| Gregorius SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .311 | .336 | .514 |
| Sánchez C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .265 | .342 | .493 |
| T. Frazier 3B | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .213 | .337 | .427 |
Wade 2B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .212 | .213 |
| Ellsbury CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .243 | .321 | .358 |
| Cooper 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .364 | .371 | .545 |
| Torreyes 2B-3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .289 | .307 | .370 |
| Totals | 43 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 176 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Gardner (18, Tepesch); Gregorius (17, Tepesch); T. Frazier (16, Campos); Ellsbury (10, Campos); Cooper (4, Cole) HR: Sánchez (18, 2nd inning off Tepesch 0 on, 0 Out); T. Frazier (19, 2nd inning off Tepesch 0 on, 0 Out); Gregorius (18, 3rd inning off Tepesch 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Sánchez (53), T. Frazier 3 (52), Gregorius (55), Ellsbury 2 (23), Torreyes 2 (30), Cooper 2 (5) 2-out RBI: Gregorius, T. Frazier 2, Ellsbury Yankees RISP: 5-13 (Sánchez 0-1, Headley 1-2, Cooper 1-2, T. Frazier 1-1, Torreyes 1-1, Gregorius 0-1, Ellsbury 1-2, Judge 0-2, Gardner 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Sánchez (11, catchers interference) DP: 1 (Gregorius-Cooper). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 39,554 (80.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:44 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Carlson, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Chris Conroy |
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