George Springer hit two homers and four RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 8-5 Thursday night to complete a four-game series sweep. Springer had four homers in the series as Toronto moved into first place in the American League East,

However, after four-game series against the New York Yankees that finished on July 3, the Blue Jays now sit atop the division after sweeping that set. Toronto is now 24-11 in their last 35 games, which raised their overall record to 49-38.