Donaldson powers Blue Jays past Yankees, 4-2
Toronto — Josh Donaldson hit two two-run homers, J.A. Happ won his sixth straight decision against the Yankees, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 4-2 on Tuesday night. Donaldson connected twice against Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia (9-5), who came in with an AL-best 2.29 ERA in 10 road starts. The 2015 AL MVP, Donaldson hit a drive to right-center in the first, and hooked one down the left field line in the third. He finished 2 for 4 with four RBIs.
It was the 12th multihomer game of Donaldson's career and his second this season, both coming against the Yankees.
Entering play Tuesday, Donaldson had not homered in 35 career at-bats against Sabathia, striking out more times (9) than he had hits (8).
Happ (5-8) allowed one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings, improving to 6-0 in 10 starts against the Yankees since 2014.
Garrett Cooper drove in both Yankees runs with a single in the second and a sacrifice fly in the eighth.
New York used two walks and an infield single to load the bases with two outs in the sixth, but Norwich Free Academy alumnus Dominic Leone got Cooper to fly out.
Leone got one out, Danny Barnes pitched two-thirds of an inning and Ryan Tepera worked 1 1/3 innings before Roberto Osuna finished for his 29th save in 36 chances. Osuna had blown three of his previous five chances.
Sabathia lost consecutive starts for the first time in 2017. He allowed four runs and six hits in three innings, his shortest outing since a 2 2/3-inning stint against Toronto on July 4. Sabathia has pitched into the fifth just once in four starts against the Blue Jays this season.