Andujar, Severino help Yanks take series from Jays

NEW YORK » Luis Severino pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, prized prospect Gleyber Torres went 0 for 4 in his big league debut and the youthful Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday.

Didi Gregorius homered, No. 9 batter Austin Romine laced a two-run double and rookie Miguel Andujar had a career-high four hits, including an RBI double, to help the Yankees take three of four in the series from their AL East rivals.

Torres stranded six runners, striking out, grounding into a double play, popping out and flying out. Torres played second base and batted eighth in a Yankees lineup that didn’t include a player 30 or older for the first time since Sept. 29, 1989, according to STATS.

With veteran left fielder Brett Gardner receiving a rest, the eldest starter on the field was Romine, the team’s 29-year-old backup catcher.

Teoscar Hernandez homered in the sixth off Severino (4-1), who struck out six and walked two. The ace right-hander won for only the second time in nine outings against Toronto.

David Robertson and Aroldis Chapman each worked a scoreless inning of relief to finish the four-hitter.

Jaime Garcia (2-1) gave up four runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings for the Blue Jays (13-8), who lost consecutive games for the first time since opening the season with two home losses to the Yankees. Toronto had won its last five following a defeat.

It was Garcia’s first start against New York. The lefty made eight starts for the Yankees down the stretch last season, going 0-3 with a 4.82 ERA.

Gregorius hit a solo home run in the first inning. He added a sacrifice fly in the seventh after Aaron Hicks stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher Russell Martin.

Romine’s two-run double came with two outs in the second after Torres struck out with two runners in scoring position.

Andujar drove home a run in the sixth with his second double, giving him 10 extra-base hits in his last six games. He also had two infield singles and finished 4 for 4 to raise his average to .308.