MLB Recap · May 20, 2026

Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees: Final Score & Recap

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The Story

The Toronto Blue Jays handed the New York Yankees a 2-1 defeat at Yankee Stadium on May 20, 2026, erasing a pre-game deficit that had the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a home win at 68 percent. The game was a pitcher's duel through six scoreless innings before Toronto broke through in the seventh, where a pair of walks proved decisive. Andrés Giménez drew a walk off Cam Schlittler that shifted win probability 12.2 percent in Toronto's favor, followed by a Jesús Sánchez walk that added another 7.5 percent, as the Blue Jays pushed across two runs to take a lead they would not relinquish.

New York mounted a ninth-inning threat against Louis Varland, but the rally ultimately fell short of a comeback. Jazz Chisholm Jr. reached on a field error, a play that moved the Yankees' win probability 8.7 percent in their direction, and Cody Bellinger followed with a double worth 7.1 percent. However, the inning's most consequential moment arrived in reverse, as Amed Rosario's strikeout to end the game added 21.4 percent to Toronto's win probability in a single out, sealing the final score at 2-1.

On the pitching side, Trey Yesavage was the standout performer of the evening, leading all players with a WPA of plus-38.2 percent across his outing. Tyler Rogers and Jeff Hoffman contributed supporting relief work at plus-13.3 and plus-11.6 percent respectively. Among position players, Rosario finished with a cumulative WPA of plus-16.1 percent, while Sánchez posted plus-14.7 percent alongside a RE24 of plus-1.2, reflecting his direct run-environment impact during Toronto's decisive seventh-inning rally.

Analysis generated by DiamondIQ's model.

Win Probability

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 68.4% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Amed Rosario Strikeout
Bot 9th · off Louis Varland
+21.4%
Top 7th · off Cam Schlittler
+12.2%
Jazz Chisholm Jr. Field Error
Bot 9th · off Louis Varland
+8.7%
Top 7th · off Cam Schlittler
+7.5%
Cody Bellinger Double
Bot 9th · off Louis Varland
+7.1%

Top Batters by WPA

Amed Rosario+16.1%-0.6 RE24
Jesús Sánchez+14.7%+1.2 RE24
Jazz Chisholm Jr.+13.5%+0.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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