By Shi Davidi, Sportsnet.ca, September 7, 2016
Brett Gardner made a leaping grab at the top of the left-field wall, clutching the ball as he banged into the fence on Justin Smoak’s drive for the final out, and the Yankees held off AL East-leading Toronto 7-6.
New York – The ongoing absence of decisive offensive onslaughts lately have left Toronto Blue Jays pitchers with virtually no margin for error on the mound, and even the slightest mistake can instantly turn a game. That’s precisely what happened Tuesday, twice actually, as an Aaron Sanchez gem was spoiled by Tyler Austin’s go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh, and, after a rally in the eighth, a Jason Grilli fastball well off the plate was ambushed by Didi Gregorius and another lead was blown.
