Yankees' ninth-inning home runs secure series win at Blue Jays

[ASFN Admin]

The Yankees broke a late-game tie with two home runs in the ninth inning for an 8-3 win at the Toronto Blue Jays to seal New York's series victory.

Takeaways​

1. Homers by Ben Rice and Jose Caballero saved the day for the Yankees (43-27), who were stuck in a 3-3 deadlock after Davis Schneider's sixth-inning home run against Jacob Bird. New York's five-run ninth set the stage for David Bednar to close the door in the inning's bottom half, allowing two hits during a scoreless frame.
2. Will Warren allowed a season-high eight hits and lasted four innings while throwing 62 strikes on 98 pitches. He struck out one and walked three while yielding two runs, both of which came after the Yankees held a 2-0 lead following the second inning. Warren (7-1, 3.47 ERA) did not have his best stuff but limited the damage before the pitch count neared 100 through the fourth inning. He has not pitched five innings or more since May 31.
3. Anthony Volpe was a bright spot, singling home two of the Yankees' first three runs with RBI knocks in the second and sixth innings. Volpe's second RBI single, which scored Max Schuemann, gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead entering the game's final 3.5 frames. June has not been kind to Volpe, but he posted his first game with two hits since May 31. He entered Sunday with a 2-for-24 line through his first nine games of the month.
4. 
   Ali Sánchez has his first two hits as a Yankee. The first, an RBI single in the second-inning that scored Volpe and doubled the Yankees' early lead to 2-0, was especially key. Sánchez is 2-for-10 through his first six games with New York.
   

Who's the MVP?​

Rice, whose 19th home run of the season and 46th and 47th RBI made the difference.

Highlights​

Volpe knock pic.twitter.com/TaOYfm0teg

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Sánchez's first RBI as a Yankee pic.twitter.com/tt4PdyCTCp

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AV comes through again pic.twitter.com/ihhVMpWZsq

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 14, 2026

He is Ben Arroz.

Vote Yankees ️ https://t.co/8m0RdBIan1pic.twitter.com/s8DwoHMiKS

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 14, 2026

Cabby for three pic.twitter.com/1AAPg7qk1G

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 14, 2026

What's next​

The Yankees have Monday off before they begin their six-game homestand with this week's three-game series against the Chicago White Sox.

RHPs Gerrit Cole (1-1, 2.45 ERA) and David Martin (9-2, 2.41 ERA) are set to start Tuesday's 7:05 p.m. opener.

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