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MLB: New York Yankees 7, Toronto 3

New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez and closer Mariano Rivera react after the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York City on May 25, 2011. Mariano Rivera makes his 1000th appearance on the mound as a New York Yankee. UPI/John Angelillo
1 of 4 | New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez and closer Mariano Rivera react after the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York City on May 25, 2011. Mariano Rivera makes his 1000th appearance on the mound as a New York Yankee. UPI/John Angelillo | License Photo

NEW YORK, May 25 (UPI) -- Andruw Jones bashed a pair of homers Wednesday, driving in four runs in the New York Yankees' 7-3 victory over Toronto.

Jones, who went 3-for-3, smacked a two-run shot on the second inning to give the Yanks a 3-0 lead and added another two-run bomb in the sixth as New York took the rubber match of a three-game series against Toronto.

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Mark Teixeira also contributed a two-run homer and Curtis Granderson chipped in with two hits and an RBI for the Yanks, who notched their seventh win in nine games.

Freddy Garcia (3-4) earned the victory, yielding three runs on eight hits over 6 1/3 frames while issuing no walks and striking out four.

Toronto starter Jo-Jo Reyes (0-4) absorbed the loss, tying a major league record for most consecutive starts without a win at 28, matching a dubious mark set by Matt Keough of Oakland in 1978-79.

Reyes yielded five runs on five hits over three innings for the Blue Jays.

Eric Thames collected a pair of hits and an RBI for Toronto.

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