The Yankees threatened early in the top of the first when Brett Gardner lined a shot into left center field, and off the glove of outfielder Ezequiel Carrera. Gardner would advance to third on the error. Francisco Liriano would wiggle his way out of the inning without giving up a run retiring the next three batters in order.
Michael Pineda has been hot for most of this season, but that didn’t stop Toronto from dropping the hammer on him in the bottom of the first. Josh Donaldson crushed his fourth homer of the year to left field to give the Jays an early 1-0 lead.