A-Rod can still hit home runs
NEW YORK — Toronto left-hander Daniel Norris allowed Alex Rodriguez’s first home run in nearly 19 months but did enough for his first career victory, as the Blue Jays topped the Yankees, 6-3, on Thursday night.
Norris (1-0) allowed three runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He took a 5-1 lead into the sixth inning but allowed Rodriguez’s first home run since Sept. 22, 2013, and the 655th of his career — five shy of Hall of Famer Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time list.
“I felt like I needed a Google map to run the bases, it’s been so long,” Rodriguez said. “It felt good. It’s been a long time.”
Rodriguez, the Yankees’ designated hitter, batted second and went 1-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk.