Thursday, May 27, 2021. 6:55 PM
NEW YORK – Alek Manoah shone in his major league debut and the Toronto Blue Jays kicked off a doubles program with a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday.
The other game ended in favor of the New Yorkers, 5-3.
Drafted 11th overall in 2019, the 23-year-old right-hander allowed just two singles in six innings, striking out seven batters.
Although he gave two walks, Manoah (1-0) limited the opponent to the singles of Miguel Andujar, in second and fifth.
Manoah only worked 35 innings in the minor leagues.
One of his rapids hit 97.3 miles per hour on Thursday.
His career started with a walk on balls to DJ LeMahieu, in four shots.
“It’s the most nervous part of the day,” said Manoah. After that, I had a mentality that it was not going to degenerate. “
” I focused. I told myself to forget everything and just start. “
Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette hit home runs in the third round. A 13th for Semien, a 10th for Bichette.
Jordan Romano scored a second save.
Domingo German (4-3) allowed two runs and three hits in five and two-thirds innings. He allowed two walks.
Bichette added a three-point cannon in the second half of the doubles program.
Gary Sanchez broke the 3-3 deadlock with a solo homerun in the fourth. A slap of 444 feet, beyond center field.
Aaron Judge hit a sacrifice ball in the next set.
Blue Jays 3 – Yankees 5 (Game 2)
He tied 3-3 with a two-run homer in the third set.
Robbie Ray (2-2) suffered five runs and as many hits in four and two-thirds innings.
The reliever Jonathan Loaisiga (4-2) got away with the victory, even though he gave three singles in the sixth.
Chad Green got a second rescue.
Toronto was moving towards Cleveland to play three games there.
On Friday, the Blue Jays’ starting pitcher will be Hyun Jin Ryu (4-2).
