(Toronto) Gleyber Torres ran in three runs with three singles and helped the New York Yankees win the American Eastern Division title with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.

This is the 20and section title for the Yankees in their history.

The Yankees (95-59) have won eight of their last nine games and extended their lead to eight and a half games over the Blue Jays (87-68). The Yankees have eight games left, while the Blue Jays have seven.

“We knew it was coming, but this is just the first step,” said Yankees hitter Aaron Judge.

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Judge crossed home plate twice thanks to his four walks. However, he remained stuck at 60 homers, one short of the American record set by Roger Maris in 1961.

Judge has not homered in his last seven games since September 20. He did, however, manage 12 walks during that streak.

“I’m going to do four walks in exchange for a win every day,” Judge said.

The Blue Jays saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.

Outfielder George Springer hit a long solo ball in the center of the field, his 52and circuit in a first round. He accomplished the feat on the second pitch of Yankees starter Jameson Taillon (14-5).

Taillon recovered from Springer’s hit and knocked out 16 of the next 17 hitters. Only Whit Merrifield hit bases with a hit during that streak. The Jays were back in action on Friday, thanks to singles from Springer and Bo Bichette.

Springer crossed home plate in the next slap, one from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The Dominican ace tried to score the second goal, but, like Bichette before him, was eliminated.

“Vladdy needs to run faster,” admitted Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider. It’s inexcusable. I will tell him.

“Every 90-foot race counts at this point in the season. It wasn’t our best. »

Taillon’s departure ended in the eighth inning. He allowed two runs, seven hits and knocked out six.

Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios (11-7) saw his night’s work come to an end after five and a third inning. He allowed nine hits, five runs and two walks. He did, however, eliminate seven scouts.

The Yankees’ offense came to life in the third round. Catcher Kyle Higashioka, who also hit three, sparked two runs from his team in the third with a single. He reached second base after the umpire took one of his walks.

Anthony Rizzo’s single on the right allowed Higashioka to score. Judge called after Torres hit in center field.

Judge scored again in the fifth after a walk, followed by singles by Rizzo and Torres.

The Yankees scored two more runs in the next inning in back-to-back doubles from Higashioka and Aaron Hicks and a single from Torres.

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