Yankees 6, Blue Jays 4 (10 innings)
TORONTO -- Greg Bird hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning Tuesday and the New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4.
Blue Jays catcher Dioner Navarro had tied the game at 3 with a one-out homer in the bottom of the ninth against left-hander Andrew Miller (3-2).
Yankees right fielder Carlos Beltran had homered against right-hander Liam Hendriks in the eighth to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.
Miller, who returned for the bottom of the 10th, allowed the 35th homer of the season with one out by Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion in the extra inning.
Bird, the Yankees first baseman, hit his 11th homer of the season against right-hander Mark Lowe (1-3) with one out and two on base in the extra inning.
The win brought the Yankees (83-67) to within 2 1/2 games of the first-place Blue Jays (86-65) in the American League East.
Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada allowed six hits, three walks (one intentional) and two runs while striking out three in 6 2/3 innings.
Yankees right-hander Luis Severino allowed three hits, three walks and two runs with three strikeouts in six innings.
Center fielder Kevin Pillar also homered for the Blue Jays.
The Blue Jays worked out of a jam in the seventh to keep the score at 2-2. Estrada walked Yankees second baseman Dustin Ackley on four pitches with one out.
Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius followed with a single to right. Ackley tried to take third on the play but right fielder Jose Bautista threw to third baseman Josh Donaldson, who made a good play to tag Ackley as Gregorius took second on the throw.
Ackley was called safe. That decision was reversed on a video review and Ackley became the second out of the inning.
Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was intentionally walked and left-hander Aaron Loup replaced Estrada. Left fielder Brett Gardner bounced an infield single off Loup to load the bases. Hendriks took over and struck out designated hitter Alex Rodriguez to end the threat.
The Yankees took the lead in the eighth when Beltran hit his 17th homer of the season, a drive to right on a 1-0 fastball.
Pillar led off the bottom of the eighth with a single against right-hander Dellin Betances and second baseman Munenori Kawasaki sacrificed him to second.
Donaldson walked with two out as Pillar stole third.
Bautista walked to load the bases. Betances struck out Encarnacion to end the inning.
Right-hander Drew Hutchison took over for the Blue Jays in the ninth. He walked right fielder Chris Young and allowed a ground-rule double to Gregorius.
Right-hander Ryan Tepera replaced Hutchison and got a fly ball to right from Ellsbury. After the catch, Bautista made a strong throw home to get Young at the plate to complete the double play as Gregorius took third. Gardner walked. The inning ended on a fly to center by Rodriguez.
Navarro lined a first-pitch fastball to left for his fifth homer of the season in the ninth. Pillar doubled down the right-field line with two out in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Matt Hague was walked intentionally and pinch-hitter Russell Martin walked to load the bases. Donaldson struck out to send the game to extra innings.
Yankees catcher Brian McCann led off the 10th against Lowe with a bunt single to third with the shift on. Pinch-runner Rico Noel took second when pinch-hitter Slade Heathcott was awarded first on catcher's interference. Bird homered on a 2-2 slider to give the Yankees a three-run lead.
The Yankees scored twice in the first inning.
Ellsbury led off with a double, Rodriguez walked with one out, McCann hit an RBI single and Beltran hit a sacrifice fly.
Pillar lined a 2-2 fastball to left for his 11th home run of the season with one out in the third to cut the lead to 2-1.
First baseman Justin Smoak tied the game at 2-2 with a two-out single in the fourth. It scored Donaldson, who led off with a walk and took second on a wild pitch.
NOTES: Blue Jays INF Munenori Kawasaki was given the start at second base Tuesday to give INF Cliff Pennington a rest. Pennington has been at second base regularly since SS Troy Tulowitzki suffered a fracture in the left shoulder blade on Sept. 12, forcing INF Ryan Goins to move from second to short. Tulowitzki played catch Tuesday but there is no date set for a return. ... Yankees INF/OF Dustin Ackley made his fifth start at second base in the past six games Tuesday. He entered the game on a 9-for-19 surge (.474). ... Yankees RHP Ivan Nova (6-8, 5.11 ERA) will start the finale of the three-game series Wednesday against Blue Jays RHP Marcos Stroman (2-0, 3.00). Nova is starting in place of RHP Masahiro Tanaka, who is out with a strained right hamstring. The Yankees hope he misses only one start.