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Video: Greg Bird homers in the 10th as Yankees defeat Blue Jays

Alex Rodriguez, Greg Bird

Alex Rodriguez, Greg Bird

AP

It was another wild night of baseball in the big three-game series between the Yankees and Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

Dioner Navarro slugged a game-tying solo home run off Yankees closer Andrew Miller in the bottom of the ninth, but New York answered right back with a flurry of action in the top of the 10th. Brian McCann reached on a leadoff infield single, Slade Heathcott was given first base on a call of catcher’s interference, and then rookie first baseman Greg Bird stepped to the plate and did this ...

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Edwin Encarnacion hit a one-out homer in the bottom of the 10th, but the Yankees were able to hold off another comeback attempt by the lethal Blue Jays offense for a 6-4 victory. New York will head into Wednesday’s series finale trailing Toronto by only 2 1/2 games in the American League East standings.

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