Blue Jays rally past Yankees with 8-5 victory in Toronto
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 13, 2026, 2:35 AM
Last updated Jun 13, 2026
The Toronto Blue Jays secured an 8-5 victory over the New York Yankees on June 12, 2026. Kazuma Okamoto and George Springer each homered, contributing significantly to the win. Alejandro Kirk made an impactful return from injury, going 3 for 3 with two RBIs. Yankees' Cody Bellinger also homered, but the team’s four-game winning streak ended. Yankees' Trent Grisham exited the game with right hamstring tightness in the sixth inning. The next matchup features Yankees’ Cam Schlittler against Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman on June 13.
- •Blue Jays improve to 12-6 when hitting two or more home runs.
- •Kirk returned from a 62-game injury absence to contribute significantly.
- •Grisham left the game with a hamstring issue in the sixth inning.
- •Next game pits Yankees’ Schlittler against Blue Jays’ Gausman on June 13.
- 2:35 AMYahoo Sports — Okamoto and Springer homer to help the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 8-5
"Kazuma Okamoto and George Springer homered, Alejandro Kirk had three hits and two RBIs in his return from injury and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-5 on Friday night. Kirk went 3 for 3 with a walk after missing 62 games because of a fractured left thumb. Cody Bellinger homered for the Yankees, his 10th, but New York’s four game winning streak was snapped.
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