TORONTO -- The Blue Jays have plenty of guys who can swing the bat, but Russell Martin's timely three-run homer in Wednesday night's 4-0 win over the Yankees demonstrated just how deep of a lineup Toronto boasts.
With two on and two outs, Martin came to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning of a 1-0 game and crushed a four-seam fastball from New York reliever Andrew Bailey over the wall in left to bring a sold-out Rogers Centre crowd to its feet. The homer gave the Blue Jays some breathing room as they took the rubber match and jumped to 3 1/2 games ahead of the Yankees for the American League East lead, trimming their magic number to win the division to eight in the process.