Charles McAdoo drives in pair of runs for Blue Jays in 4-1 win over Yankees

TORONTO — Charles McAdoo drove in a pair of runs, including a go-ahead double in the seventh inning, and Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 4-1 at Rogers Centre on Saturday.

McAdoo’s double in the seventh flying deep into centre field allowed Ernie Clement to score the winning run from first base.

McAdoo followed that with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning to drive in another run to give the Blue Jays a 3-1 lead.

Nathan Lukes’ fielder’s choice RBI gave the Jays a 4-1 lead and capped the two-run inning.

The win helped the Blue Jays (61-64) in their late charge for a wild-card spot in the post-season. Toronto will try for a series sweep of the Yankees (68-55) on Sunday.

Alejandro Kirk drove in Toronto’s first run of the game in the third inning, helping the Blue Jays even the score 1-1 after George Lombard Jr. hit an RBI single in the second inning for the Yankees.

Spencer Miles (5-2) picked up the win in relief for the Blue Jays. Brent Headrick (6-2) took the loss.

Blue Jays closer Louis Varland earned his 27th save and struck out all three batters in the ninth inning.

Ricky Tiedemann made his Major League debut for the Blue Jays.

Once considered the club’s top pitching prospect, a series of injuries including Tommy John surgery derailed the left-hander’s development.

Tiedemann allowed two hits and one earned run, while striking out two batters in 1 and 2/3 innings pitched. The six-foot-four pitcher was selected in the third round of the 2021 MLB Draft.

Before the game, the Blue Jays placed all-star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr on the seven-day concussion injured list. He was injured in a collision with Lumbard at third base in the Jays’ 3-1 series-opening win on Friday.

TAKEAWAYS

Blue Jays: The Jays continue to find ways to win amid a lagging offence. They left 10 runners on base in the game.

Yankees: Pitcher Cam Schlitter delivered a quality start despite a no-decision, going 5 and 1/3 innings while allowing four hits and one earned run, walking three and striking out seven. Schlitter is locked in a battle for the AL Cy Young race with Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease.

KEY MOMENT

Clement opened the seventh inning with a pinch-hit single, which kickstarted the Jays’ comeback bid in the seventh.

KEY STAT

With their 29th comeback win this season, Toronto has won 13 of their last 19 games.

COMING UP

Cease (7-5) is expected to start for the Blue Jays in the series finale Sunday. Ryan Weathers (5-7) is expected to start for the Yankees.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 15, 2026