The New York Yankees looked well on their way to an embarrassing loss against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday before their fate temporarily turned for the better. They fell behind 8-0 until scoring six runs in the fifth inning, one in the sixth, and two in the eighth to tie the game at 9-9.

The Toronto Blue Jays wasted an eight-run lead, then outlasted the Yankees 11-9 as George Springer scored the go-ahead run on Devin Williams’ eighth-inning wild pitch to tie New York for the AL East l

George Springer had a career-high seven RBIs, including his ninth grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated Canada Day by beating the Yankees 12-5 and closing within one game of AL East-leading New York.