NEW YORK (Interstat) — George Springer homered in the seventh inning and Spencer Miles pitched a career-high 4 1/3 innings of two-hit relief as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 2-0 on Thursday night to split the four-game series. Toronto grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first when Daulton Varsho doubled to left, scoring Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Springer’s fourth homer, a solo shot off Camilo Doval, made it 2-0 in the seventh. Miles, who entered in the second after a bullpen game began, struck out six and allowed zero earned runs. Adam Macko (1-0) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of one-hit relief, and Jeff Hoffman earned his fourth save with a perfect ninth. Carlos Rodón (0-2) took the loss despite striking out seven over five innings, allowing one run on three hits. Aaron Judge went 0 for 4 and finished the series 1 for 15 without a homer or RBI in his last 10 games. Toronto improved to 23-27; New York fell to 30-21. Attendance was 40,249, and the game lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes.

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Adam Macko pitched 1 1/3 innings of one-hit relief to earn his first win of the season and Jeff Hoffman closed with a 1-2-3 ninth for his fourth save as the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the New York Yankees 2-0 on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium II. The Blue Jays snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 23-27. The Yankees fell to 30-21, dropping the rubber match of a three-game series that saw each of the first two contests decided by one run. Toronto scored its only runs on a first-inning double by Daulton Varsho and a seventh-inning solo home run by George Springer, staking the Blue Jays to a lead that a parade of six pitchers protected. The Blue Jays staff combined to allow three hits and struck out 13 Yankees batters, walking three. Toronto pitchers did not allow an earned run. The most critical stretch of the game came from the fourth through the seventh innings, when Toronto starter Spencer Miles and a trio of relievers retired 11 of 12 New York batters, including five by strikeout. Miles, who did not factor in the decision, threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing two hits and striking out six without yielding a run. He left with the score 1-0 after getting Anthony Volpe to strike out with a runner on second to end the fifth inning. Miles lowered his season ERA to 0.00 across two appearances covering 7 2/3 innings. In his previous start May 16 at Detroit, he allowed two hits and struck out five in 3 2/3 scoreless innings. After Miles departed, Braydon Fisher struck out the side in the sixth, needing only 12 pitches to retire Ryan McMahon, Volpe and J.C. Escarra in order. Fisher worked 1 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts. Adam Macko entered with two outs in the sixth and stranded runners at first and second by getting Jazz Chisholm Jr. to strike out. Macko then worked a 1-2-3 seventh, striking out Volpe and McMahon to preserve the 1-0 lead. Tyler Rogers pitched a perfect eighth, and Hoffman closed with two strikeouts, throwing 14 pitches. Hoffman has not allowed a run in his past three appearances. New York starter Carlos Rodón took the loss, falling to 0-2 despite a strong outing. Rodón pitched five innings, allowing three hits and one earned run with seven strikeouts and two walks. He threw 93 pitches, 60 for strikes. Rodón’s only blemish came in the first inning. Toronto struck first against Rodón in the top of the first. With one out, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drew a walk. Varsho followed by pulling a ground ball down the left-field line that Cody Bellinger fielded at the wall, but the double allowed Guerrero to score from first. Varsho’s 11th double of the season gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead. Rodón settled in after that, retiring 11 of the next 14 batters he faced. He struck out the side in the second inning, getting Lenyn Sosa, Myles Straw and Brandon Valenzuela on swinging strikeouts. In the third, Rodón struck out Springer and induced a lineout from Varsho. The Blue Jays threatened again in the fifth. With one out, Springer walked. Guerrero singled to center, putting runners at first and second with one out. Rodón escaped by striking out Varsho swinging on a 3-2 slider. Toronto tacked on an insurance run in the seventh off Yankees reliever Yovanny Cruz. Springer led off the inning and drove a 1-0 pitch over the left-field wall for his fourth home run of the season, extending the lead to 2-0. Paul Blackburn pitched two scoreless innings of relief for New York, allowing two hits and striking out two. Brent Headrick worked a scoreless eighth, striking out one. The Yankees put only one runner in scoring position after the second inning. In the sixth, Ben Rice singled with one out, and Cody Bellinger walked to put two on. Chisholm struck out against Macko, and Paul Goldschmidt grounded out to third. New York’s best chance came in the second inning when Ryan McMahon doubled with two outs, but Volpe flied out to left to end the inning. Spencer Jones singled in the fifth, stole second with two outs, but Volpe struck out to strand him. Toronto shortstop Ernie Clement went 3-for-4 with three doubles, raising his average to .306. Clement doubled in the fourth, sixth and eighth innings but was left stranded each time. He also made several key defensive plays, including starting a double play in the eighth inning to erase a leadoff walk. The Blue Jays finished with seven hits, led by Clement’s three. Guerrero walked twice and singled once. Springer drove in both runs, including his home run. The Yankees managed only three hits. Rice, McMahon and Jones each singled. The Yankees struck out 13 times for the fourth time in five games. Attendance was 40,249. The game lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected New York with a 59.50 percent probability to win. The Yankees had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of two went over the over-under line of 8.5.

NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Yankees host the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday at Yankee Stadium II, looking to extend their series lead in a matchup between teams trending in opposite directions. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. under a forecast of 71 degrees and rain. The Yankees (30-19) lead the American League East and have won the first two games of this four-game set with Toronto (21-27), taking a 5-4 decision on Tuesday and a 7-6 thriller on Monday. Wednesday’s scheduled game was postponed due to weather. New York enters as a -1.5 run-line favorite, and the Interstat game simulator projects a 4-3 Yankees victory. The over/under is 8.5. Toronto will start left-hander Carlos Rodón (0-1), who is still seeking his first win of the season. The Blue Jays have dropped eight of their last 10 games. The lone bright spot has been right-hander Dylan Cease, who despite taking the loss Tuesday (5.0 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 9 K) has been dominant in his previous three starts, allowing just one earned run over 21 innings with 26 strikeouts. New York counters with a lineup that features third baseman Ryan McMahon, who is coming off a strong performance Tuesday, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. McMahon has been inconsistent over the past week, but his power production has been a key factor for a Yankees offense that has scored five or more runs in three of its last four games. The Yankees have won five of their last seven overall. Toronto has dropped six of their last seven. The Blue Jays will return home Friday to open a six-game homestand against Pittsburgh and Miami, while the Yankees host Tampa Bay on Friday before a six-game road trip to Kansas City and Oakland.