MAJOR LEAGUES
Dan Johnson drove in four runs with a go-ahead infield hit and a three-run homer, helping the Toronto Blue Jays end their 17-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 6-4 victory over New York on Saturday.
Brian McCann’s two-run homer put the Yankees ahead in the fourth, but Johnson drove in the tiebreaking run in the seventh with a bloop that fell in front of second baseman Brian Roberts, who did not charge the ball.
Johnson’s ninth-inning drive off Jeff Francis, which extended the lead to 6-2, was his first homer since hitting three for the Chicago White Sox at Cleveland on Oct. 3, 2012. Johnson also saved Tampa Bay on the final night of the 2011 regular season with a tying two-run, two-strike, ninth-inning homer off the Yankees’ Cory Wade.
Toronto, like New York chasing Baltimore in the AL East, had not won at Yankee Stadium since Aug. 29, 2012.
Drew Hutchison (7-9) won for the first time since July 1, and Chris Capuano failed to get a decision in his Yankees’ debut. Shawn Kelley (1-3) was the loser.
Hutchison gave up two runs, five hits and three walks in 6-2/3 innings with seven strikeouts. Aaron Loup walked a pair of batters with two outs in the eighth before throwing a called third strike past Brett Gardner on a 3-2 pitch.
Casey Janssen allowed Carlos Beltran’s two-run homer in the ninth.
Wily Peralta earned his 12th win, and Mark Reynolds homered in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-2 victory over the New York Mets.
Jonathan Lucroy, Ryan Braun and Khris Davis added run-scoring hits for NL Central Division-leading Milwaukee. Peralta (12-6) pitched 5-2/3 innings, giving up six hits and two runs.
Curtis Granderson had a home run and a double for the Mets.
Chris Young allowed two hits in seven shutout innings as the Seattle Mariners snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Baltimore Orioles 4-3.
In other games on Saturday it was:
‧ Athletics 5, Rangers 1
‧ Rockies 8, Pirates 1
‧ Marlins 7, Astros 3
‧ White Sox 7, Twins 0
‧ Braves 5, Padres 3
‧ Diamondbacks 10, Phillies 6
‧ Dodgers 5, Giants 0
‧ Cardinals 6, Cubs 3
‧ Rays 3, Red Sox 0
‧ Reds 1, Nationals 0
‧ Angels 4, Tigers 0
‧ Royals 7, Indians 5
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