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- Springer has career-high 7 RBIs, Blue Jays beat Yankees 12-5 to pull within 1 game of AL East lead</p>
<p>IAN HARRISON July 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM</p>
<p>1 / 5Yankees Blue Jays BaseballToronto Blue Jays' George Springer hits a grand slam off during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)</p>
<p>TORONTO (AP) — George Springer had a career-high seven RBIs, including his ninth grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated Canada Day by beating the Yankees 12-5 on Tuesday and closing within one game of AL East-leading New York.</p>
<p>Andrés Giménez had a go-ahead, three-run homer for the Blue Jays, who overcame a 2-0 deficit against Max Fried. After the Yankees tied the score 4-4 in the seventh, Toronto broke open the game in the bottom half against a reeling Yankees bullpen.</p>
<p>Springer went 3 for 4, starting the comeback with a solo homer in the fourth against Fried and boosting the lead to 9-5 with the slam off Luke Weaver after Ernie Clement's go-ahead single off shortstop Anthony Volpe's glove. Springer has 13 homers this season and his second of the day was his 100th for the Blue Jays.</p>
<p>Toronto won the first two games of the four-game series and closed within one game of the Yankees for the first time since before play on April 20.</p>
<p>New York went 2 for 17 with runners in scoring position, dropping to 3 for 24 in the series, while the Blue Jays were 5 for 7. After going 13-14 in June, the Yankees fell to 10-14 against AL East rivals.</p>
<p>Aaron Judge had two singles and three walks, including his 21st intentional free pass this year, and Jasson Domínguez drove in three runs.</p>
<p>Mark Leiter Jr. (4-6) lost for the second straight day while Braydon Fisher (2-0) got two outs for the Blue Jays, who have won nine of 14.</p>
<p>Giménez put Toronto ahead 4-2 by homering in a four-run fourth off Fried, who had been 8-1 with a 0.93 ERA in 10 starts following Yankees losses.</p>
<p>New York was hurt by a catcher's interference call against rookie J.C. Escarra for the second straight day, which was followed by Clement's go-ahead hit. A wide throw by third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. on a two-out grounder was followed by Giménez's homer.</p>
<p>Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham, who hurt a hamstring Monday, didn't play but took part in pregame work.</p>
<p>Key moment</p>
<p>Springer has 26 multi-homer games.</p>
<p>Key stat</p>
<p>Fried allowed multiple homers for the second time after giving up a pair to Shohei Ohtani on May 30.</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>Yankees RHP Will Warren (5-4, 4.37 ERA) faces Toronto RHP José Berríos (4-3, 3.26) on Wednesday.</p>
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