Put away the brooms: the Yankees buckled down and staved off a Blue Jays sweep with a satisfying 6-2 win. What made it even sweeter? It featured strong pitching and timely hitting from a couple of former Blue Jays in Yankees uniforms.
The Blue Jays trotted out veteran Edwin Jackson to the mound, and the Yankees made him look like a 35-year-old journeyman who has pitched for a record 14 MLB teams. Although he set them down in the first inning, it took 30 pitches to do so. The Yankees got another chance to score in the second inning, and they didn’t mess around.