coming to her best, but coat-wise, she looks fantastic.

NEW YORK -- A year ago, Justin Smoak became the first Toronto player to ever hit a grand slam in the Bronx.On Tuesday night, his bid to repeat the feat at Yankee Stadium fell just short.Brett Gardner made a leaping catch at the top of the left-field wall on Smoaks bases-loaded drive for the final out, and the Blue Jays fell to wild card-contending New York 7-6.We were two inches from scoring two more runs or maybe three, Toronto starter Aaron Sanchez said.A scrambly September game with October implications seesawed to the last swing, and turned at the end in favor of the Yankees. New York won its third in a row and sent Toronto to its fourth loss in five games. The Blue Jays fell back into a tie for first place in the AL East with Boston.The Blue Jays had already scored twice in the ninth off Dellin Betances when they loaded the bases with one out. Blake Parker, the eighth New York pitcher, suddenly became an unlikely closer, and he struck out Kevin Pillar.Smoak was up next, and he sliced a drive to deep left.Thought it might have had a chance, Smoak said, later adding, put a good swing on it, barreled it.Gardner ran back, jumped and corralled the ball at the top of the fence as he banged into the padding. He immediately leaped in the air to celebrate as the Yankees rushed out to congratulate him. A few minutes later, a replay of the catch drew another ovation from the fans.Gardner, hes been known to do that, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.The 29-year-old Smoak and 33-year-old Gardner know each other from growing up in South Carolina.Hes an old man, Smoak said, smiling.Tyler Austins two-run homer in the seventh off Sanchez put the Yankees ahead 3-2. Pillar lined a two-out, two-run double in the eighth that gave the Blue Jays a 4-3 edge.The Yankees then rallied for four runs in their half for a 7-4 lead, capped by Chase Headleys two-run homer. The drive off Jason Grilli (5-5) left the reliever bent over at the mound in frustration.With the Yankees running out of time to chase a playoff spot, manager Joe Girardi spared no expense with his staff. Chasen Shreve (2-1) wound up with the win and Parker got his first save since 2013 with the Cubs.Betances made it interesting in the ninth, walking the first two batters while working his third straight day. Edwin Encarnacion and Melvin Upton got RBI singles on infield hits to pull Toronto within a run.Sanchez threw seven innings and left with a 2.92 ERA. The Blue Jays are trying to limit his workload, giving the 24-year-old All-Star extra rest. He already has thrown more than 36 innings over his previous high in any season.Encarnacion hit his 37th homer into the second deck for Toronto and tied his career high with 111 RBI. He started the day tied with Angels slugger Albert Pujols for the league lead in RBI.ALMOSTSanchez nearly struck out the side on nine pitches in the fifth. He fanned Aaron Judge and Austin and got two quick strikes on Gardner before bouncing a changeup. Gardner eventually reached on an error.NICE GRABBlue Jays announcer and former manager Buck Martinez neatly snagged a foul ball by Bautista that flew into the broadcasting booth. No surprise -- he was a catcher for more than 17 seasons in the majors. He tossed the souvenir to kids.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: SS Troy Tulowitzki was back in the lineup, a day after manager John Gibbons said he needed a game to rest.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (9-6, 4.58) has allowed eight earned runs in 12 innings over his last two starts.Yankees: RHP Bryan Mitchell was promoted from Triple-A before the game and is likely to make his Yankees debut this year. Landry Shamet Clippers Jersey . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month. Montrezl Harrell Jersey . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. 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One trainer happy to see racing back at Seymour is Murray Johnson, although he wont be there for the return meeting.Seymour hosts its first meeting on Saturday, 13 months after undergoing a renovation following last years Cup, but Johnson will be 200km away, saddling Take Pride in the Isuzu Handicap at Ballarat.Johnson trains at Seymour and finally has the mare in peak condition for the 1400 metres after three runs from a spell.A part of her preparation was quite difficult because we had no grass gallops or no jump-outs, Johnson said.It was hard to get the right sort of work into her and we were a bit behind the eight-ball.Shes done really well since her last race and shes probably a little late in coming to her best, but coat-wise, she looks fantastic.Johnson had Take Pride entered in the Group One Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot but believes the mare is looking for more ground after finishingg well back in a run that disappointed the trainer at Flemington on October 29.ddddddddddddAt her only start beyond 1200m, Take Pride ran fifth to Stay With Me in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield last year.I feel I made a bit of an error as I thought she was better at sprinting, Johnson said.But going back to the Thousand Guineas we think she might be wanting to stretch out and thats what were doing on Saturday.Johnson has seven horses in work and lives opposite the Seymour course where he walks his dogs daily and says the track will be a great asset for Victorian racing.Theyve done a tremendous job, Johnson said.Its an immature track so it wont take abuse, but with maturity and as long as they dont hammer it too hard, it should be a great course for the future. 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