The Blue Jays beat the Yankees 7-3, but New York maintains its 2 ½ game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL East after the Rays lost to Baltimore. Phil Hughes suffered the loss. He is 16-7. Alex Rodriguez was activated from the disabled list after missing time with a strained left calf. He went 2 for 5 with an RBI.

Seattle beat Cleveland 3-0. Jeanmar Gomez allowed seven hits and two runs over six innings. He is 3-3.

Ike Davis finished a triple shy of the cycle, drove in three runs, and scored three runs, as the New York Mets clobbered the Chicago Cubs 18-5 at Wrigley Field. Ruben Tejada drove in five runs, and Angel Pagan added three RBI for the Mets, who had 21 hits. Jonathan Niese went six-plus innings allowing all five runs on eight hits. He also struck out four and walked three. He is 9-7.