Jeff Hoffman finished off a four-out save as the Toronto Blue Jays used eight pitchers in a bullpen game and beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Wednesday night to win their American League Division Series three games to one.

George Springer lifted a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, and the Blue Jays advanced to the America n League Championship Series for the first time since 2016. Toronto will host Game 1 against either the Detroit Tigers or the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

Springer scored on a single by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the opening inning off New York rookie Cam Schlittler (1-1). Nathan Lukes added a two-run single off Yankees reliever Devin Williams in the seventh following a fielding error by Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base.

Seranthony Dominguez (1-0), the third

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