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Yesavage bests Schlittler in duel of young AL star...
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- NEW YORK -- Trey Yesavage outpitched Cam Schlittler in a marquee matchup between young aces, and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the New York Yankees 2-1 on Wednesday night.
- After a rain delay that lasted more than two hours, the right-handers traded zeros until the seventh inning -- when Toronto loaded the bases with nobody out on an infield single, a walk and a bunt single.
- Andres Gimenez then fouled off seven pitches, five with two strikes, before drawing an 11-pitch walk that scored Ernie Clement and chased Schlittler.
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NEW YORK -- Trey Yesavage outpitched Cam Schlittler in a marquee matchup between young aces, and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the New York Yankees 2-1 on Wednesday night.
After a rain delay that lasted more than two hours, the right-handers traded zeros until the seventh inning -- when Toronto loaded the bases with nobody out on an infield single, a walk and a bunt single.
Andres Gimenez then fouled off seven pitches, five with two strikes, before drawing an 11-pitch walk that scored Ernie Clement and chased Schlittler. One out later, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lofted a sacrifice fly against Jake Bird to make it 2-0.
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