Phil Niekro(5-4) had a solid outing for New York. He allowed 6 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings. Both teams' bats went to sleep after the 3rd inning with no runs scored after that point.
Dave Righetti recorded the save, his 11th. Doyle Alexander(9-3) was tagged with the loss. New York now has a record of 30-25. With the loss, Toronto has a record of 5-5 lately, 33-24 overall.