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TORONTO -- The youngsters are getting a shot with the Toronto Blue Jays now that the last-place team is essentially focused on next season. Players like Ryan Goins, Anthony Gose and Moises Sierra showed what they could do in Wednesdays 7-2 victory over the New York Yankees. Goins scored twice and made a key defensive play, Sierra had two of Torontos 10 hits and Gose made a highlight-reel catch in shallow centre field. "This is their opportunity," said Jays manager John Gibbons. "They bring a lot of energy to the field, a lot of intensity. Its fun to watch them play." Toronto (60-74) jumped out to an early four-run lead and Edwin Encarnacion made it a 6-0 game in the second inning with a two-run homer. Starter Todd Redmond (2-2) was effective over 5 2-3 innings as the Blue Jays won the rubber match of the three-game series in front of 36,565 fans at Rogers Centre. New York (70-63) fell 5 1/2 games back in the wild-card race and 8 1/2 games behind first-place Boston in the American League East. "Any loss at this point in the season is rough on us," said Yankees catcher Chris Stewart. "Time is ticking away and we dont really have much room for error." It was Torontos first series win of the season against the Yankees. Redmond said team defence was a big factor. "You have to give it up to those guys," he said. "The ball is smoked down the line and Edwin made a diving play, Gose running in and making a diving play and Brett (Lawrie) with that (catch off a) line drive. "Great plays all around. I have to take my hat off to those guys." Goins has hit safely in his first six major-league games and boasts an impressive .455 batting average. He showed off his arm in the fourth inning with a perfect throw from shallow right field to catch Alex Rodriguez at the plate. Gibbons likes what he has seen from the rookie, who spent most of the season at triple-A Buffalo. "You name it -- defence, offence, and hes in tune with things," Gibbons said. "He doesnt look in awe, you know." Gose showed his range in the fifth inning by sprinting into shallow centre field to make a tremendous diving catch that robbed Stewart of a base hit. "He can flat out play centre field with anybody," Gibbons said. "Hes like anybody else, he was here last year but hes still feeling his way around, trying to establish himself. Hes doing some nice jobs for us." The Blue Jays batted around in the first inning against New York starter Hiroki Kuroda (11-10). Goins got things started with a double and Adam Lind reached on a walk. Lawrie, from Langley, B.C., drove them both in with a two-out double to the left-centre field gap. After Rajai Davis was hit by a pitch, J.P. Arencibia struck out but ran to first base when Stewart gave up a passed ball. Stewarts throw to first was wide and ended up rolling into foul territory, allowing Lawrie and Davis to score on the error. Goins singled in the second inning and Encarnacion followed with his 34th home run of the season, a rainbow shot that left him one RBI short of the 100 plateau. Arencibia made it 7-0 an inning later when he scored on a sacrifice fly by Jose Reyes. Redmond rolled through the first three innings but gave up a pair of runs in the fourth. After walking Curtis Granderson and Alfonso Soriano, Rodriguez hit an RBI single to left field that put the Yankees on the board. Soriano moved to third and scored when Mark Reynolds doubled off the wall in right-centre field. Sierra made a valiant effort by jumping against the wall but couldnt make the catch. Gose backed him up nicely, gathered the ball and threw it to Goins, who fired a strike to Arencibia to get Rodriguez at the plate as the crowd roared its approval. Redmond gave up three hits, two earned runs, four walks and struck out seven. Kuroda allowed five earned runs and nine hits over five innings of work. He walked a batter and had four strikeouts. New York had only five hits in the game. Notes: New York second baseman Robinson Cano took the night off after being hit in the left hand by a pitch on Tuesday. Hes listed as day-to-day. ... The Rogers Centre roof was closed at the start of the game but was opened in the second inning. ... The Blue Jays will get a day off Thursday. They will close out their six-game homestand with a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals beginning Friday night. Toronto left-hander Mark Buehrle (10-7) is scheduled to start against right-hander Ervin Santana (8-7). ... The Yankees are also off Thursday. They will begin a 10-game homestand against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. 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Spencer Abbott had the best scoring chances of the third period. With just under two minutes remaining, the Toronto forward beat Nilstorp, but hit the post. Then with 53 seconds remaining, off a scrambled face-off, Abbotts shot got behind Nilstorp again. The play was reviewed, but ruled the puck did not cross the goal line. Holzer tied it 2-2 at 13:48 of the second period, putting home the rebound off a Josh Leivo backhander.dddddddddddd Holzer had an excellent chance to give the Toronto its first lead of the game, on a power play, with 40 seconds remaining in the second as he split the Stars defence, but the blue liner could not beat Nilstorp five-hole. Texas held a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes. Dowling opened the scoring at 2:21 of the opening period, beating MacIntyre glove side for his first of the season. Toronto tied it 1-1 at 10:47 when new-comer Brad Staubitz setup Devane in front for his first of the season. Sunday marked Staubitzs first game with the Marlies after he was acquired Saturday by the Maple Leafs along with Peter Holland from the Anaheim Ducks for Jesse Blacker and a conditional third-round pick in 2014. Fortunus made it 2-1, on a power play, with less than a minute remaining in the first when his point shot beat a screened MacIntyre for his second of the season. Notes: The Dallas Stars reassigned defenceman Aaron Rome to Texas prior to Sundays game after claiming blue liner Dustin Jeffrey off waivers from Pittsburgh. Troy Bodie was assigned to the Marlies Sunday after clearing waivers. ' ' '