TORONTO — George Springer had three hits, including a pair of three-run homers, Puerto Rican José Berríos excelled over seven innings and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 9-2 on Thursday.
The Yankees suffered their fourth consecutive loss, their worst streak of the season. They have lost nine of their last 11 games.
Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a solo home run, his eleventh, and Toronto achieved a pair of wins after suffering seven consecutive losses.
Berrios (7-6) was 0-3 in three starts against New York last season. This time, he allowed two runs and two hits while walking three and striking out a season-high eight batters.
The Yankees opened June with five straight wins, capping an eight-game skid. Since then, their record is 7-12.
Singer’s two home runs came against Carlos Rodón (9-5). The struggling left-hander has given up eight runs in consecutive outings. He has 21 runs in his last three starts, all losses.
For the Yankees, Dominican Juan Soto 3-0. Mexican Alex Verdugo 3-0. Venezuelan Oswaldo Cabrera 3-0 with one scored.
For the Blue Jays, Dominican Guerrero was 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Mexican Alejandro Kirk was 1-for-4.