TORONTO - Maybe two seconds after Jacoby Ellsbury collected his third single in as many at-bats Tuesday night, a fire alarm went off inside Rogers Centre. The Yankees centerfielder's bat is that hot.
Ellsbury continued a torrid pace, ripping three hits, stealing two bases and scoring two runs in the first five innings of the Yankees' 6-3 victory over the Blue Jays.
While not quite as hot as Ellsbury, Michael Pineda continued his stellar pitching, tossing eight shutout innings.
The shutout came ended in the ninth when David Carpenter imploded and the Blue Jays eventually got the tying run to the plate.