Judge belts 4th homer of series to lead Yankees past Blue Jays

Missed opportunities proved costly for the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night as Aaron Judge and the visiting New York Yankees took full advantage.

One night after leaving 14 men on base in a walk-off win, the Blue Jays squandered several good chances in a 4-2 loss at Rogers Centre.

"You've got to have consistent at-bats one through nine," said Blue Jays manager John Schneider. "I think that over the course of the first part of the year here, it's been a little bit inconsistent with everybody."

Brandon Belt hit a shallow flyout before pinch-hitter Vladimir Guerrero Jr. brought home Whit Merrifield with a sacrifice fly. George Springer lined out to end the threat.

"We didn't really get the big hit this whole series with guys on base," Schneider said. "Bases loaded there with nobody out, you probably want to get a little bit more than one. It ebbs and flows.

"I think right now just give credit to them. Good pitching staff and they made pitches, we didn't get the hits."

Judge and Anthony Volpe hit home runs and Yankees starter Nestor Cortes worked into the seventh inning. New York (26-20) has won eight of its last 11 games.

"We did a pretty good job of blocking out all the noise and distractions the whole series," Judge said. "We just went out there and took care of our business."

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