Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista hit long home runs as the Toronto Blue Jays earned their eighth straight victory by beating the New York Yankees 2-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep that tightened the American League East race.
Marco Estrada (10-6) tossed three-hit ball into the seventh inning against the suddenly slumping Yankees, outpitching Masahiro Tanaka (8-5) during Toronto’s second consecutive shutout.
In a series that featured the top two offenses in the majors, New York mustered only one run and went scoreless over the final 26 innings.
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With their 11th win in 12 games, the streaking Blue Jays pulled within 1-1/2 games of the first-placed Yankees. It was the first time since May 2003 that Toronto swept New York in a series of at least three games.
Roberto Osuna worked a perfect ninth for his 10th save.
In other games, it was:
Pirates 13, Dodgers 6
Cubs 2, Giants 0
Angels 5, Orioles 4
Athletics 5, Astros 4
Indians 8, Twins 1
Rays 4, Mets 3
Rockies 6, Nationals 4
Red Sox 7, Tigers 2
Royals 5, White Sox 4
Brewers 5, Cardinals 4
Mariners 4, Rangers 2
Diamondbacks 4, Reds 3
Phillies 5, Padres 3
Marlins 4, Braves 1
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