Toronto completes sweep of Yankees; leads AL East

▲ Mexican Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays connected a single in the seventh inning to support his team's victory. AP Photo

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La Jornada Newspaper, Friday, July 4, 2025, p. a30

Los Angeles, In a fourth consecutive victory, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 8-5 yesterday and took over the lead in the American League East Division of the Major Leagues.

Veteran George Springer was again the leader in the closing series, which Toronto won 4-0.

The American punished the World Series runners-up with two home runs, three hits, and a total of four RBIs.

Springer began his recital with a two-run home run in the third inning that put the Blue Jays ahead 3-1.

Following Springer's blast, which drove in seven runs in Tuesday's win, Addison Barger hit another two-run homer in the fifth inning.

The Bronx Bombers , trying to save their honor in the playoffs, came close in the seventh inning with their stars Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger going through the register.

But Springer came back in the eighth inning to seal the home win with another 128-meter blast that drove in Nathan Lukes' run.

Judge had one hit and two walks but couldn't increase his home run tally to 31, which trails the Major League Baseball leader, Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners, by one.

New York's other team, the Mets, celebrated their 50th win of the year (with 38 losses) by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2.

Dominican Juan Soto, a star of the Queens team, contributed two hits and drove in one run, while his compatriot Starling Marte also had two hits and one run.

Elsewhere, Mexican Isaac Paredes had two hits and drove in a run in his team, the Houston Astros, 7-6, loss to the Colorado Rockies.

More MLB results: Miami 4-1 Minnesota, Washington 11-7 Detroit, Angels 5-1 Atlanta, Chicago Cubs 1-0 Cleveland, among others.