Blue Jays in control of own fate as remarkable run brings Yankees sweep

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The Blue Jays are now just a half-game back of the Yankees for the second wild-card spot after a four-game sweep in New York. ShiDavidi explains how Toronto is fully in control of its fate thanks to a remarkable run. | TD_Canada

, moved up to the leadoff spot against Cortes, came up with two on and two out in the seventh to deliver a go-ahead RBI single in a 6-4 win that was his team’s eighth straight victory.

An example came in a high-leverage, high-drama bottom of the eighth, when D.J. LeMahieu and Judge opened the inning with singles against Tim Mayza, who was facing the Yankees for the third time in four nights. Anthony Rizzo followed with a grounder to first thatfielded and immediately fired to second to leave runners on the corners with one out.

While Mayza wasn’t credited with a save, his inning was the latest of several pivotal frames delivered by an oft-maligned bullpen that for months was a soft spot. Breyvic Valera followed Guerrero’s solo shot in the ninth with an RBI double that eased the pressure on Nate Pearson in the ninth, and the righty gave up two-out homers to Sanchez and Luke Voit before closing things out.

“For me, my confidence I have been working on it, knowing who I am and believing in my skill, my ability,” Berrios said of the keys for him of late. “But also, my fastball command, up-and-away arm-side, I've been throwing that pitch well. That's helped me a lot when I get first strike, second strike, then my secondary pitches work better.”

 

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