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Blue Jays Take Rubber Match Of 3 Game Series With Bombers, 4-0

Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Chad Fairchild
Attendance: 48056

TORONTO -- Marcus Stroman pitched seven scoreless innings, Russell Martin hit a three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 on Wednesday.

The victory in the rubber match of the three-game series gave the Blue Jays (87-65) a 3 1/2-game lead over the second-place Yankees (83-68) in the American League East.

Stroman (3-0) allowed five hits, one walk and struck out five.