DUNEDIN, Fla. — Jose Bautista homered for the second time in as many games and Ryan McBroom launched a walk-off blast in the ninth inning, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 Grapefruit League victory over the New York Yankees on Friday at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.
Bautista started things off with a bang in the first inning against Yankees starter Luis Severino, knocking a two-run homer to right-center field. Bautista also rapped a hard single off the right-hander in his next at-bat.
Ji-Man Choi's two-run single off Jarrett Grube with one out in the ninth tied the game before McBroom cleared the left-field fence facing Joe Mantiply.
Francisco Liriano made his first start of the spring for Toronto, striking out three in two scoreless innings. The left-hander permitted two hits without a walk.
Severino allowed four hits over 2 1/3 innings, fanning four with a walk.
Next up for the Yankees is a road game on Saturday, visiting the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla., for a 1:05 p.m. ET contest. Michael Pineda will make his first start of the spring for New York.
For the Blue Jays, they head to Ft Myers, Fla. on Saturday to play the Minnesota Twins at 1:05 p.m. ET. Casey Lawrence will make his third appearance of the spring and his second start for Toronto.
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