Instant Reaction: Blue Jays rally late but drop second game of the series against the Yankees

Dylan Cease started for the Blue Jays after strong outings, but struggled with command against the Yankees. He allowed one hit and struck out six through three innings, then surrendered walks to Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. In the fourth, Ryan McMahon hit a three-run home run to tie the game 3-3. The Yankees added runs in the fifth when Trent Grisham drew a walk and Ben Rice hit a two-run home run, giving New York its final five runs. Cease finished with 100 pitches, nine strikeouts, five earned runs, and four walks. Will Warren pitched for the Yankees, and the Blue Jays scored three runs in the fourth on RBI singles by Yohendrick Pinango, Jesus Sanchez, and Andres Gimenez. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. later hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth to make it 5-4.

"The flamethrower cruised through his first three innings, allowing just one hit and punching out six. He appeared to be heading towards another lengthy outing before the fourth inning caught up to him. He surrendered walks to both Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. before Ryan McMahon launched a three-run home run to left field, bringing the score to 3-3 at that point."

"The runs kept pouring on in the fifth, when walked Trent Grisham, before Ben Rice hit a two-run home run to right field, giving the Yankees their fifth and final runs of the night. Cease threw an even 100 pitches, struck out nine, but struggled with four walks and five earned runs, elevating his ERA on the season to a still respectable 2.98."

"Will Warren was on the mound for the Yankees, who entered tonight's contest with the third-highest K/9 in the league, second to Cease among qualified pitchers. Similar to Cease, Warren cruised through his first three innings before the Blue Jays' bats came alive in the fourth, scoring the first three runs of the game. A trio of RBI singles from Yohendrick Pinango , Jesus Sanchez, and Andres Gimenez cashed all three runs in the inning."

"It wasn't until the top of the ninth that the Blue Jays' offence could get anything going again, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting a sacrifice fly to bring home Andres Gimenez, making the score 5-4. The team had two runners"

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