Michael Pineda's eight scoreless innings got the New York Yankees back on track with a 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Limiting the highest scoring team in the majors to five hits while striking out six, Pineda (4-0) helped the Yankees bounce back from a 3-1 defeat in Monday's series opener and win for the 11th time in 14 games.
The big right-hander received support via Mark Teixeira's 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot off Marco Estrada. Alex Rodriguez also drove in two with a first-inning double, while Jacoby Ellsbury continued his hot stretch by going 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Estrada (1-1) was tagged for five runs -- four earned -- and eight hits over 4 2/3 innings in his first start of the season.
Toronto did strike for three runs in the ninth to force closer Andrew Miller to come on for a one-out save, with Russell Martin's solo homer igniting the comeback effort.
Martin finished 3-for-4 and Chris Colabello had two hits, including an RBI double, for the Blue Jays.
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