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Gleyber day: Torres' 5 RBIs lead surging Yanks over Jays

NEW YORK — Gleyber Torres sent a fastball soaring, started jogging toward first base and raised his right arm about the time a young boy in the first row of the right field short porch caught the ball on the fly.

Torres followed his go-ahead, three-run homer with a two-run single and led the surging New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Wednesday for their 15th win in 17 games.

"My swing is getting better and better," Torres said. "I think confidence is back, and that is the most important for me.