The Blue Jays complete a three-game sweep of the Yankees with a 2 – 0 shutout at New Yankee Stadium, to move within 1 1/2 game of first place in the AL East. Marco Estrada pitches 6 1/3 innings while Josh Donaldsonand Jose Bautista hit solo homers off Masahiro Tanaka. The Yankees score one run over the three games, and are shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since May 12-13, 1999, ending a major league record streak of 2,665 games between the two instances.

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On August 9, 2015 — The Blue Jays complete a three-game sweep of the Yankees with a 2 – 0 shutout at New Yankee Stadium, to move within 1 1/2 game of first place in the AL East. Marco Estrada pitches 6 1/3 innings while Josh Donaldsonand Jose Bautista hit solo homers off Masahiro Tanaka. The Yankees score one run over the three games, and are shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since May 12-13, 1999, ending a major league record streak of 2,665 games between the two instances.

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