Blue Jays Inch Closer To Playoff Berth With Win Over Yankees

Home	Away	Result	#	W-L
Toronto Blue Jays 6	New York Yankees 0	FINAL	159	88-71
2023-09-28 | | Streak: 1 | W: Bassitt L: Weaver, SV:

Chris Bassitt and the Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees in game 159 of the season by a score of 6-0 before a crowd of 36,657 at the Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are now 42-36 at home this season.

Starting on the mound for the Blue Jays was Chris Bassitt, who pitched one of his best games of the season, going 7.2 innings, striking out 12 and reaching 200 innings pitched for the first time in his career. His dominating performance lead the Blue Jays in a bounce-back win to salvage 1 win from the series.

Chris Bassitt 2023 2.5 WAR [View Profile]	2023 16-8, 3.60 ERA	FAN RATING 60% 30 votes.

Brandon Belt had a good game at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a 3-run home run. Daulton Varsho also had a big swing, going 1-for-3 with a HR. Matt Chapman also went deep for his 16th homer of the season.

With the win, the Blue Jays improved to 88-71 and are now 17 games above .500 on the season. They also lowered their magic number over the Seattle Mariners in the AL Wildcard to 2.

UP NEXT: The Blue Jays take on Rays on Fri, Sep 29 @ 7:07 PM EDT in Toronto. Yusei Kikuchi is scheduled to start for Toronto.