Judge walks 4 times as Yankees beat Blue Jays to clinch AL East title

Gleyber Torres drove in three runs with three singles to help the New York Yankees clinch the American League East title with a 5-2 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Aaron Judge also scored twice with four walks and a first-inning line out to third as he remained stuck at 60 homers, one shy of the AL record set by Roger Maris in 1961.

The patient Judge has gone seven games without a homer since his 60th on Sept. 20. But he has walked 12 times in the last seven outings.

George Springer smacked a solo shot to straightaway centre for his 52nd career leadoff homer on the second pitch from Yankees starter Jameson Taillon (14-5).

Taillon settled down after Springer's at-bat to retire 16 of the next 17 Blue Jays. Only Whit Merrifield reached base on an infield hit before Springer, and Bo Bichette singled in the sixth inning.

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