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Alek Manoah overwhelms Yankees in debut, leads Blue Jays to 2-0 win

NEW YORK (AP) — A poised and confident Alek Manoah dominated the New York Yankees with six innings of two-hit ball to win his major league debut, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 2-0 on Thursday in a doubleheader opener.

Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette hit back-to-back homers in the third inning off Domingo Germán (4-3), and Toronto improved to 6-3 against the Yankees this season by winning the makeup of Tuesday night's rainout.

A 23-year-old right-hander selected 11th in the 2019 amateur draft, Manoah (1-0) was brought up after throwing only 35 professional innings in the minor leagues.