TORONTO -- Carlos Beltran hit a huge home run in the eighth inning, Andrew Miller escaped a big jam in the ninth and the New York Yankees stopped Toronto's 11-game winning streak, beating the Blue Jays 4-3 Friday night.
Miller struck out Ben Revere and Troy Tulowitzki with runners on second and third to close out the victory. The win moved the Yankees a half-game ahead of Toronto and back into first place in the AL East.
David Price took a 3-0 lead into the eighth before New York rallied. He left after Chase Headley's RBI double and Beltran then greeted reliever Aaron Sanchez (6-5) with a pinch-hit, three-run homer.
Ivan Nova (5-4) wound up with the win. Dellin Betances pitched the eighth and Miller finished for his 26th save, fanning Tulowitzki to end a 12-pitch at bat.
Toronto, which swept a three-game series in the Bronx last weekend, had gone 33 innings without allowing a run to the Yankees broke through (see full recap).
Pirates top Mets in 10 innings
NEW YORK -- Gregory Polanco singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended the Mets' seven-game home winning streak, stopping New York 3-2 Friday night.
The teams went into extra innings at 1-all. Polanco singled off Bobby Parnell (1-2) and Aramis Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly against Carlos Torres.
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The NL East-leading Mets scored in the bottom half on Curtis Granderson's sacrifice fly before Mark Melancon finished for his 36th save.
Arquimedes Caminero (3-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win (see full recap).
Red Sox clobber Mariners on emotional day
BOSTON -- Travis Shaw hit two home runs and Rusney Castillo hit one to carry Boston to a 15-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night, just hours after Red Sox manager John Farrell announced he's taking a medical leave to treat lymphoma.
Fighting back tears, the 53-year-old Farrell said that he had a "highly curable" form of cancer and has taken leave for the rest of the season.
Shaw had a two-run and solo shot, and Castillo's was a two-run homer in Boston's highest run total of the season. The Red Sox finished with a season-high 21 hits.
Joe Kelly (5-6) limited the Mariners to one run and four in six innings.
Nelson Cruz went hitless in three at-bats, halting his 21-game hitting streak. Kyle Seager homered for Seattle, which had won eight of 12.
Mike Montgomery (4-5) gave up nine runs on 10 hits in just 2 1/3 innings (see full recap).