TORONTO (AP) — Mike Mussina allowed two hits in eight innings and Rondell White hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth as the New York Yankees won their seventh straight game, 5-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday night.
Raul Mondesi and Felipe Lopez hit solo homers off Mussina (2-0) for Toronto’s only hits. Mussina, who pitched seven scoreless innings against Baltimore last week, struck out 10 and walked one.
Since their 10-3 Opening-Day loss at Baltimore, New York has allowed just eight runs and won all seven games for their best start since going 9-1 in 1999.
Bernie Williams, who entered 4-for-24, went 3-for-3 with two walks and an RBI to raise his average to .259.
With the game tied at 2, Williams led off the eighth with a walk off reliever Dan Plesac (0-1). Two outs later, White homered off closer Kelvim Escobar, giving New York a 4-2 lead.
Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
Toronto has lost five straight.
Mussina struck out five of the first six batters he faced and didn’t allow a hit until Lopez homered with one out in the third.
Toronto starter Roy Halladay pitched five scoreless innings before the Yankees scored twice in the sixth.
After Soriano led off with a single, Jeter singled and Williams followed with an RBI single. Jason Giambi then drove in this third run of the season with a broken-bat single to center, giving New York a 2-0 lead.
Mondesi’s homer with two outs in the bottom half tied it at 2.
Halladay allowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked one. The 24-year-old right-hander allowed one run in eight innings in his first start.
Jeter’s RBI single in the ninth made it 5-2.