The Yankees will send starter Clarke Schmidt to the mound Thursday at Toronto, trying to avoid a four-game sweep against the Blue Jays that would drop them into second place.

The Toronto Blue Jays wasted an eight-run lead, then outlasted the Yankees 11-9 as George Springer scored the go-ahead run on Devin Williams’ eighth-inning wild pitch to tie New York for the AL East lead.

The Toronto Blue Jays have been slightly behind the New York Yankees in the AL East for most of this season, but they're now just one game back thanks to clutch performances on Monday and Tuesday. Future Hall of Fame pitcher Max Scherzer allowed two runs in five innings on Monday for Toronto,