Small ball comes up big for Blue Jays

The Blue Jays are known for their powerful offense. On Sunday, they came up big with a dose of small ball.

Ezequiel Carrera drove in the tying run with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning, Edwin Encarnacion hit a winning single and Toronto held its AL wild-card lead, rallying past the New York Yankees 4-3.

“Zeke, he can handle that bat with the best of them when it comes to bunting,” manager John Gibbons said.

Toronto leads Baltimore by 1½ games for the top AL wildcard spot. The Blue Jays have won a team-record eight straight at home against the Yankees.