Yankees rebound from Subway Series with 'different mindset' in series-opening win over Blue Jays

The Yankees ' first meeting with the Toronto Blue Jays since this past October's ALDS loss saw New York dig deep, especially after a 2-of-3 Subway Series with the Mets . "We've got a lot of grownups in that room, and I trust they know how to handle the highs and the lows in a lot of these individual cases," Aaron Boone said of his team's 7-6 win Monday at Yankee Stadium. Boone's quote stemmed from a question about David Bednar , who blew a save opportunity upon starting the ninth inning of Sunday's 7-6 loss in 10 innings.

"It's big-time," said Bednar, whose ninth inning Monday against the Blue Jays (21-26) saw him work into trouble with a walk and RBI double before bearing down for the final three outs over the following four at-bats, capped by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 's 4-6-3 double play. "Ultimately, that's what everyone wants in this room -- trust the guys in here -- and I have the ultimate trust in them.

For them to feel that about me is big-time. " With the win, the Yankees (29-19) are three games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East but 7. 5 ahead of the third-place Blue Jays.

"Any in-division games are important, even though early in the season -- they all count," said Cody Bellinger , whose two-run home run in the seventh inning tied the game before Jazz Chisholm Jr. did the same two batters later and gave the Yankees a 7-5 lead. "They had a tremendous year last year, they got us last year and this year they're a good team again.