Game recap: Blue Jays fall to Yankees
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In their second game of the day, the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the New York Yankees by a score of 6-3. Combined with their earlier win against the Tigers, they are 4-3 through the first week of Spring Training.
Jake Bloss, making his first start of the spring, gave up two solo home runs in the first inning to put the Blue Jays in an early hole.
Will Wagner got the Blue Jays on the board in the third inning with an RBI single to drive home Joey Loperfido and make the score 2-1.
Following two scoreless innings from Ryan Jennings, Hayden Juenger gave up one run in the fifth and Amir Garrett - with the Blue Jays on a minor league deal - surrendered three runs in the sixth.
No word yet on the severity of his injury.
Luis Quinones came on to close out the inning and also pitched a scoreless seventh. Paxton Schultz surrendered two hits and a walk in the eighth, but managed to escape without any damage.
The Blue Jays made things interesting in the top half of the eighth, adding RBI singles from Devonte Brown and Matt Whatley, but Yankees reliever Brandon Leibrandt - son of former big leaguer Charlie Leibrandt - closed out the inning without any further runs crossing the plate.
Geoff Hartlieb pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up the save.
A bright spot for the Blue Jays today was the spring debut of top prospect Arjun Nimmala, who started at shortstop and went 1-3 with a double.
Marquee free agent signing Anthony Santander also made his first start of the spring, playing right field and batting second. He finished 0-3 with a strikeout.
The Blue Jays continue Grapefruit League on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves. First pitch is at 1:05pm ET.
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