NY Yankees 4, Toronto 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Temperature:
67°
Umpires:
Home -
Lance Barksdale, 1B -
Toby Basner, 2B -
Lance Barrett, 3B -
Gary Cederstrom
Attendance:
39859
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Yankees 4, Blue Jays 2 (Game 1): Andy Pettitte made a strong return from the disabled list and Robinson Cano doubled in a run as host New York took the first game of a doubleheader from Toronto.
Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson each added a first-inning RBI for the Yankees in support of Pettitte (4-3), who had been out since June 27 with a fractured ankle but showed little rust in five scoreless innings. The veteran left-hander allowed four hits while striking out three and walking a pair.
New York did the bulk of its damage in a three-run first inning against Henderson Alvarez (9-13). Cano’s RBI double marked the third straight hit to start the game and Rodriguez followed with an RBI groundout before Granderson plated Cano on a sacrifice fly.
The Blue Jays pushed in a pair of runs against David Robertson in the eighth inning and had the bases loaded when Rafael Soriano got Rajai Davis to line to left field. Ichiro Suzuki made a basket catch, juggling the ball before securing it to hang onto the lead. Suzuki scored an insurance run in the ninth and Soriano worked a scoreless final frame for his 41st save.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Blue Jays INF Omar Vizquel recorded a pair of hits to move past Babe Ruth and into sole possession of 41st place on the all-time list with 2,874.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Toronto
|
10 |
0 |
13 |
.270 |
26 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| NY Yankees
|
7 |
0 |
9 |
.241 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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