WANDY PERALTA

Blue Jays Yankees Baseball Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette watches his home run against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in New York. The Blue Jays completed their first four-game sweep in the Bronx since 2003 and pulled within a half-game of New York for the final AL wild card. Bichette and the Blue Jays took the lead in the seventh against Sal Romano (0-2), who was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before the game. Peralta allowed his third walk of the inning to Jansen to put the Blue Jays up 4-2. Yankees: RHP Jameson Taillon was added to the 10-day injured list with a partial tear of a tendon in his right ankle.

Bo Bichette thumped a leadoff homer in the first inning and singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 42nd homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays held off the skidding New York Yankees 6-4 for their eighth straight win.

Yankees Braves Baseball New York Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor (12) celebrates with Aaron Judge (99) after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. He fell behind 3-1 in the count before throwing five straight changeups to Freeman, last year's NL MVP. The slugger fouled off four in a row, then hit a game-ending flyout to deep left field. Dansby Swanson's two-run double in the first were the only runs allowed in four innings by Yankees starter Andrew Heaney. Clay Holmes (2-0), the third of six Yankees relievers, earned the win with a scoreless inning.

Wandy Peralta retired Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded for the final out, and the New York Yankees held off the Atlanta Braves 5-4 in a thriller to extend their longest winning streak in 36 years to 11 games.

— (AP) — DJ LeMahieu led off the 11th inning with an RBI double and the New York Yankees, after blowing four late leads, finally held off the feisty Kansas City Royals 8-6 on Monday night. But the Royals, who tied the score in each of the previous four innings, refused to go down easily once again. Wandy Peralta earned his third major league save — the first two came with San Francisco earlier this season. Luke Voit, activated from the injured list Sunday, hit a go-ahead single in the seventh and a tiebreaking homer in the ninth for New York. Kansas City became the first team since 1900 to erase a deficit in the seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th innings of a game, according to STATS.

DJ LeMahieu led off the 11th inning with an RBI double and the New York Yankees, after blowing four late leads, finally held off the feisty Kansas City Royals 8-6.

Red Sox Yankees PPD Baseball Boston Red Sox players take batting practice at Yankee Stadium, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in New York. The Yankees' post-All-Star break opener against the Red Sox on Thursday night was postponed because of positive COVID-19 tests among New York pitchers Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Boston Red Sox and Yankees will play Friday night after a game scheduled for Thursday was postponed following three positive coronavirus tests involving three vaccinated New York pitchers. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Thursday all three were fully vaccinated, as are most of the players on the team. Cashman did not say whether the other New York players in quarantine included any of the team's All-Stars who were in Denver this week: Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole and Aroldis Chapman.

Clint Frazier hit a game-ending, two-run homer with two outs in the 11th inning after making a game-saving catch in the eighth, and the slumping New York Yankees beat the rival Tampa Bay Rays 5-3.

Andrew Knapp hit the winning single in the ninth inning, Bryce Harper hit a tying solo homer in the seventh and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5.

SETBACK IN THE BULLPENBlue Jays right-hander Kirby Yates will miss several weeks because of a strained muscle in his forearm. He allowed one run and five hits, striking out five without a walk. Ross Stripling struck out seven and walked none in 3 2/3 innings, but gave up three runs and five hits. Bryan Abreu, a top Astros pitching prospect who turns 24 next month, started and pitched three perfect innings, striking out four. Baltimore starter John Means allowed four hits and walked three over 3 2/3 innings, striking out three.