Sports News

MLB: Toronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 6

(Boxscore)
Published: Aug. 30, 2008 at 5:29 PM

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The Toronto Blue Jays scored five times in the late innings Saturday, rallying to edge the New York Yankees 7-6.

The eventual game-winning run scored on Gregg Zaun's fielder's choice groundout with one out in the top of the eighth.

Toronto's Joe Inglett and Jose Bautista both had two hits and two RBI.

One of Vernon Wells's two hits was a fourth-inning, two-run homer.

Adam Lind had two hits with two runs for the Blue Jays, who broke a three-game losing streak.

The winning pitcher was reliever Brandon League (1-2). Closer B.J. Ryan earned his 25th save.

New York's Hideki Matsui hit a two-run, fifth-inning double.

Robinson Cano and Ivan Rodriguez hit back-to-back, fourth-inning solo homers and had two hits apiece.

Two others had one RBI, while Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu added two hits each for the Yankees, who finished with a 14-game split in the season series.

The losing pitcher was Damaso Marte (0-3).

© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
Baby born in truck en route to hospital (1 min)
Loose monkey crosses Fla. county (4 min)
Children in day care see a lot of TV (6 min)
Mauer voted AL Most Valuable Player (13 min)
Last STS-129 spacewalk is completed (16 min)
Markets charge ahead Monday (30 min)
Former Ford engineer denied bond (32 min)
fark
Today's most incoherent actual headline: "Trooper fired after hat fib wants back in"
Photoshop this held horse
How the Resale Subculture drives Black Friday, why Cyber Monday is a hoax, and some of Fark's favorite...
Under the new administration, sex slavery for the mentally handicapped is no longer on the list...
Van carrying cheerleaders flips, twirls, spins and splits on the interstate
Doctors say rarely-performed "hemicorporectomy" procedure can add years to life of those who need...