# Ben Rice homer lifts Yankees past Blue Jays 4-3 2026-08-16T23:08:52+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep. Rice's first hit of the series came off Braydon Fisher. Tim Hill allowed an RBI single to Andres Gimenez in the bottom half but held on for his second save. Toronto erased a 2-1 deficit in the ninth. Josh Smith reached on Rice's fielding error and Alejandro Kirk walked. Ernie Clement tied the game with a sacrifice fly. David Bednar blew his third save but stranded the winning run. Yankees left-hander Ryan Weathers allowed one run in 7 1/3 innings. Toronto's Dylan Cease struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings, boosting his AL-leading total to 201. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ben Rice, New York Yankees, Ryan Weathers, Toronto Blue Jays Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ben-rice-homer-lifts-yankees-past-blue-jays-4-3/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ben-rice-homer-lifts-yankees-past-blue-jays-4-3/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/