The Yankees scored five unanswered runs thanks to longballs from Ryan McMahon and Ben Rice to defeat the Blue Jays, 5-4, on Tuesday night in the Bronx.

New York (30-19) has now won two games in a row and 2-0 on this current home trip.

Here are the takeaways...

-Will Warren got off to a tough start, allowing two hits in the first frame to put runners on the corners with one out. But he wriggled his way out of trouble and settled in, retiring eight straight Blue Jays.

That changed in the fourth after Dalton Varsho led off with a single and Kazuma Okamoto worked a four-pitch walk. Yohendrick Pinango followed with a single to score the game's first run. Jesus Sanchez hit an opposite-field single, and Andres Gimenez followed with a one-out single to put Toronto up 3-0.

Warren would get through the fifth, and that was it for the right-hander. Warren allowed three runs on six hits, one walk across five innings (86 pitches/54 strikes) while striking out three batters. His ERA rose to 3.61 on the season.

-Dylan Cease had a similar outing. After allowing two baserunners in the first, Cease continued to mow down the Yankees. He had six strikeouts across the first three frames. Again, like Warren, Cease pitched into trouble in the fourth. He walked two batters before McMahon took Cease the other way to tie the game at 3-3.

Rice would get in on the fun with a two-run shot in the fifth to give the Yankees their first lead of the game. The pitch came on a 98 mph fastball up and in on Rice, but the young first baseman put on a great swing. It's the most runs Cease has allowed since July of 2025.

-The much-maligned Yankees bullpen was put to the test as they tried to get the final 12 outs of this one. Aaron Boone used three relievers to get to the ninth inning with the lead for Camilo Doval.

Doval allowed a walk and a single to put runners on the corners with no outs. George Springer hit a liner right at Doval, but the right-hander had to settle for the out at first after not being able to catch the ball on a line. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flew out as the Blue Jays cut the Yankees lead to 5-4, but after an infield single by Varsho, Doval got Okamoto to ground out to end the game.

Tim Hill: 1.0 IP, 1 BB, 1 K
Jake Bird: 0.2 IP, HBP, 1 K
Brent Headrick: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 K
Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB

-Anthony Volpe went 1-for-4 and has reached base in five consecutive games. Austin Wells returned to the lineup after not starting in two straight games and finished 0-for-2 with a walk and two strikeouts. He's now 2-for-23 (0.87) over his last seven games.

Game MVP: Ben Rice

Rice's two-run shot gave the Yankees a lead they wouldn't give back. His 16 homers are now tied with Aaron Judge for the team lead.

Here are the takeaways...

Game MVP: Ben Rice

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