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The Yankees' first meeting with the Toronto Blue Jays since this past October's ALDS loss saw New York dig deep, especially after a 2-of-3 Subway Series with the Mets.
"We've got a lot of grownups in that room, and I trust they know how to handle the highs and the lows in a lot of these individual cases," Aaron Boone said of his team's 7-6 win Monday at Yankee Stadium.
Boone's quote stemmed from a question about David Bednar, who blew a save opportunity upon starting the ninth inning of Sunday's 7-6 loss in 10 innings.
"It's big-time," said Bednar, whose ninth inning Monday against the Blue Jays (21-26) saw him work into trouble with a walk and RBI double before bearing down for the final three outs over the following four at-bats, capped by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 4-6-3 double play. "Ultimately, that's what everyone wants in this room -- trust the guys in here -- and I have the ultimate trust in them. For them to feel that about me is big-time."
With the win, the Yankees (29-19) are three games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East but 7.5 ahead of the third-place Blue Jays.
"Any in-division games are important, even though early in the season -- they all count," said Cody Bellinger, whose two-run home run in the seventh inning tied the game before Jazz Chisholm Jr. did the same two batters later and gave the Yankees a 7-5 lead. "They had a tremendous year last year, they got us last year and this year they're a good team again. We tried to come out first time against them and it was a battle, back and forth, and it was just a fun game to be a part of."
New York's chance for revenge continues with Tuesday's 7:05 p.m. start, the second of a four-game series in the Bronx.
"Especially losing to them in the playoffs, we've got to have a different mindset when it comes to them," Chisholm said. "Every time we see them, it's like, we have that feeling -- at least I do, for sure. I know a couple other guys in the clubhouse have that feeling of, like, 'We owe you something. We're going to show you what we've got.'"
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"We've got a lot of grownups in that room, and I trust they know how to handle the highs and the lows in a lot of these individual cases," Aaron Boone said of his team's 7-6 win Monday at Yankee Stadium.
Boone's quote stemmed from a question about David Bednar, who blew a save opportunity upon starting the ninth inning of Sunday's 7-6 loss in 10 innings.
"It's big-time," said Bednar, whose ninth inning Monday against the Blue Jays (21-26) saw him work into trouble with a walk and RBI double before bearing down for the final three outs over the following four at-bats, capped by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 4-6-3 double play. "Ultimately, that's what everyone wants in this room -- trust the guys in here -- and I have the ultimate trust in them. For them to feel that about me is big-time."
With the win, the Yankees (29-19) are three games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East but 7.5 ahead of the third-place Blue Jays.
"Any in-division games are important, even though early in the season -- they all count," said Cody Bellinger, whose two-run home run in the seventh inning tied the game before Jazz Chisholm Jr. did the same two batters later and gave the Yankees a 7-5 lead. "They had a tremendous year last year, they got us last year and this year they're a good team again. We tried to come out first time against them and it was a battle, back and forth, and it was just a fun game to be a part of."
New York's chance for revenge continues with Tuesday's 7:05 p.m. start, the second of a four-game series in the Bronx.
"Especially losing to them in the playoffs, we've got to have a different mindset when it comes to them," Chisholm said. "Every time we see them, it's like, we have that feeling -- at least I do, for sure. I know a couple other guys in the clubhouse have that feeling of, like, 'We owe you something. We're going to show you what we've got.'"
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