MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
04/07/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 708 - SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (5-5) 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 6 8 0
New York Yankees (7-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Blue Jays Top Yankees, 6-0, Behind Mercado
The Toronto Blue Jays rode a solid performance from 24-year-old starting pitcher Michael Mercado to a win, beating the New York Yankees, 6-0, at Yankee Stadium. New York drops to 7-3.

Mercado gave Toronto a solid start. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 7.1 innings.

Said New York manager Steve Strzepek: "They just got the better of us."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holliday SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .293 0 0
A. Meadows RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .317 1 3
N. Jones 3B 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .225 3 8
G. Torres 2B 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .108 1 3
E. Escobar DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 .278 1 5
G. Lux LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 2 9
C. Mayo 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .083 0 1
A. Engel CF 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .250 0 2
J. Quero C 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .219 0 5
Totals 33 6 8 6 9 11 22      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Escobar (3, 7th Inning off E. De Los Santos, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Engel (3, 8th Inning off E. De Los Santos, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Escobar (1, 4th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Jones (3, 6th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Holliday , A. Meadows , N. Jones 5 , E. Escobar 6 , A. Engel 2 , J. Quero
2-out RBI: , E. Escobar 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Holliday , A. Meadows 2 , E. Escobar , G. Lux
Sac Fly: E. Escobar
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Jones 2 (2) , G. Torres (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Holliday-Mayo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Semien 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .350 2 10
   a-J. Turner PR, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 5
Y. Díaz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 2 5
F. Freeman 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .314 1 7
   b-T. Hernández PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .444 0 1
C. Bellinger CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 5 10
I. Happ LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .346 1 6
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .282 0 7
J. Berti 3B, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
O. Arcia SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 1 9
J. Rogers C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .174 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 5 7 14      
a - J. Turner pinch ran for M. Semien in the 7th
b - T. Hernández pinch hit for F. Freeman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Semien (4, 7th Inning off M. Mercado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Semien 2 , C. Bellinger , J. Berti , J. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Turner , J. Berti
GIDP: I. Happ
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ozuna(Engel at 3rd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mercado W (2-0) 7.1 2 0 0 2 6 0 79 1.56   
Y. Lin 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 25 4.50   
A. Minter 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mercado 78
Batters Faced: M. Mercado 24, Y. Lin 6, A. Minter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mercado 8-6, Y. Lin 2-0, A. Minter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mercado 79-50, Y. Lin 25-12, A. Minter 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Minter 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Wheeler L (2-1) 5.1 5 4 4 2 7 2 102 4.19   
W. Peralta 1.1 1 1 1 3 2 0 38 3.18   
E. De Los Santos 2.1 2 1 1 4 2 0 50 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 47
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 23, W. Peralta 8, E. De Los Santos 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 6-3, W. Peralta 0-2, E. De Los Santos 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 102-62, W. Peralta 38-18, E. De Los Santos 50-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Peralta 1-1 , E. De Los Santos 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Mercado
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 51980
Special Notes: 2B Marcus Semien was injured while running the bases.
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