SB Nation New York - Vazquez Pounded By Toronto, Yankees Miss Chance To Regain AL East Leadhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2010-09-29T23:09:56-04:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14836782010-09-29T23:09:56-04:002010-09-29T23:09:56-04:00Blue Jays 8, Yankees 4: Yankees Miss Chance To Move Into First Place
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<p>Toronto, ON (Sports Network) – <span>Aaron Hill</span> went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/">Toronto Blue Jays</a> slugged their way past the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">New York Yankees</a>, 8-4, in the rubber match of a three-game series.</p>
<p><span>Travis Snider</span> and <span>John Buck</span> added solo shots for Toronto, which set a franchise record for home runs in a season with 247. Snider homered in Tuesday’s game to equal the previous record of 244.</p>
<p>The Blue Jays, playing their final home game of the season, paid tribute to manager Cito Gaston with a pre-game ceremony. It had previously been announced that Gaston would retire at the end of this season, concluding his second stint as the team’s manager.</p>
<p>Toronto gave Gaston one final victory at Rogers Centre, winning for the sixth time in its last seven games.</p>
<p>Toronto hit all three of its homers off <span>Javier Vazquez</span> (10-10), who gave up seven runs on 10 hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings.</p>
<p>New York had a chance to vault into first place in the AL East after Tampa Bay lost to Baltimore on Wednesday. However, the loss keeps the Yankees a half- game behind the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.draysbay.com/">Rays</a> heading into the final weekend of the season. Tampa Bay plays at Kansas City for four games, while New York visits Boston for three.</p>
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<p>(Sports Network) - The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/new-york-yankees">New York Yankees</a> assured themselves of a spot in the postseason on Tuesday. Now they shift their focus to winning an American League East title when they play the rubber match of their three-game series against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/toronto-blue-jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> tonight at Rogers Centre.</p>
<p>On Tuesday CC Sabathia rebounded from a rocky outing to throw into the ninth inning, as <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">Yankees</a> locked up their 14th playoff berth in the last 15 years with a 6-1 win.</p>
<p>Sabathia (21-7) had given up seven runs in a loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/tampa-bay-rays">Rays</a> last Thursday, but Tuesday limited Toronto to one run, three hits and two walks in 8 1/3 innings, while striking out eight.</p>
<p>"He shut down a very potent offense," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "You look at this club, I mean, everyone you look up seems to have 20 home runs. They're dangerous, and he did an unbelievable job."</p>
<p>The Yankees still trail Tampa Bay by half a game in the AL East race because the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.draysbay.com/">Rays</a> defeated Baltimore on Tuesday to also secure a spot in the postseason.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/598/derek-jeter">Derek Jeter</a> finished with two hits, a walk and scored three times for New York, which dropped the opener of this three-game series on Monday.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31829/travis-snider">Travis Snider</a> homered for Toronto, which had won five in a row. The home run was the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/">Blue Jays</a>' MLB-best 244th of the season, which ties the 2000 Toronto team for most homers in a season in franchise history.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/32166/kyle-drabek">Kyle Drabek</a> (0-3) made his third career start and took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits and a walk in six innings.</p>
<p>"It definitely would have been a lot better to get a win," Drabek said. "But the stuff I've learned in these three starts means a lot more so I can take it into next spring training."</p>
<p>Heading to the hill for the Yankees tonight will be righty <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/809/javier-vazquez">Javier Vazquez</a>, who will be starting in place of <span>Andy Pettitte</span>. Pettitte was scratched after the Yankees clinched a playoff spot on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Shuffled back and forth between the bullpen and rotation of late, Vazquez is 0-2 in his last seven starts with a 7.71 ERA. He is 10-9 on the year with a 5.07 ERA.</p>
<p>Vazquez is 5-7 with a 4.22 ERA in 17 appearances (16 starts) against Toronto.</p>
<p>Toronto, meanwhile, will counter with lefty <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/34186/brett-cecil">Brett Cecil</a>, who will be gunning for his 15th win of the season. Cecil improved to 3-0 over his last four starts on Friday against Baltimore, as he allowed three runs (two earned) and 11 hits in 6 1/3 innings to run his record to 14-7, while lowering his ERA to 4.20.</p>
<p>Cecil beat the Yankees the last time he faced them and is 3-1 with a 4.21 ERA in six starts against them.</p>
<p>The Blue Jays have won nine of their 17 meetings with the Yankees this season.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2010/9/29/2321789/yankees-at-blue-jays-javier-vazquez-cares-but-does-anyone-elseEd Valentine