NEW YORK -- David Phelps put his pitches in all the right places against a struggling team that was stuck in the wrong spot. Phelps threw seven strong innings, Carlos Beltran drove in two runs and the New York Yankees beat Toronto 6-4 Thursday night for their 16th consecutive home win over the Blue Jays. "Everything was a little bit crisper today," Phelps said. "I was able to be aggressive the entire game." Jacoby Ellsbury stole two bases, scored twice and hit one of three early sacrifice flies for the Yankees off Drew Hutchison. New York swiped four bags in all and scratched out its fifth run when Brett Gardner was going as Derek Jeter hit an RBI groundout -- preventing an inning-ending double play. Phelps (3-4) yielded two runs and struck out seven in winning his second straight outing after a four-start skid. The Yankees earned their first three-game sweep at home this season and sliced Torontos lead in the AL East to 1 1/2 games. "Big series for us," reliever Adam Warren said after New York won for the seventh time in nine games. "Its nice to kind of see our team click a little bit and play some good baseball." Citing research by the Elias Sports Bureau, the Yankees said the winning streak against Toronto is their longest at home against one team since a 19-game run vs. Cleveland from June 1960 to April 1962. Melky Cabrera and Edwin Encarnacion each hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have lost nine of 12 and were swept for the first time since Sept. 10-12 last season by the Los Angeles Angels. Toronto has dropped 25 of 27 at Yankee Stadium dating to 2011 and hasnt won in the Bronx since Aug. 29, 2012. "Hey, if youre going to play in prime time, youve got to perform on the big stage and we didnt do it," manager John Gibbons said. "Were fully capable of doing it. We just didnt do it. Itll be definitely good to move on." With closer David Robertson receiving a rest, Warren got two outs for his second save -- ending a rhythm-less game that took 3 hours, 47 minutes. Gibbons was on the field five times in the first six innings for four discussions with the umpires, plus a pitching change. Phelps equaled his career high with 115 pitches and finished strong. He retired pinch-hitter Adam Lind with two on to end the sixth and then struck out two in a perfect seventh. "We really pushed him tonight," manager Joe Girardi said. "He did a great job." The right-hander was fired up, too, clenching his fist and yelling after freezing Jose Reyes for strike three with his final delivery. Phelps made a key defensive play to protect a one-run lead in the fifth. He got Reyes on a soft grounder with the infield in, pinning a runner at third, and then knocked down Cabreras two-out comebacker. Phelps whirled around and scrambled to find the ball near the front of the mound, then zipped a throw to first just in time. "I knew that it went down. I knew it wasnt going to be far away, I just had to get my eyes on it," Phelps said. "Straight scramble mode as soon as it hit me." Cabrera tripped awkwardly over the bag and tumbled hard to the turf, but appeared to be fine. Phelps also picked off Cabrera at second base with two runners on in the first inning and Encarnacion at the plate. Phelps and Girardi both called it the biggest play of the game. "The way our teams been playing right now, its exciting baseball," Phelps said. Encarnacion hit his 21st homer in the eighth, a long drive to left off Shawn Kelley that cut it to 6-4. Yankees hitters ran up Hutchisons pitch count early, just as they did against fellow youngster Marcus Stroman in the series opener. Kelly Johnson had a sacrifice fly in the second and Beltran added one in the third. Making his Yankee Stadium debut, Hutchison (5-5) threw 38 pitches in the second inning and needed 76 to get through three. He was pulled in the fifth trailing 3-2. "Youve got to make better pitches," Hutchison said. "When I got ahead I didnt make good pitches to put them away, and I fell behind quite a bit, too." Beltran hit an RBI double off Aaron Loup, and Brian Roberts stole two bases in the sixth before scoring on Jeters groundout. Steve Delabar walked three in the seventh, including Yangervis Solarte with the bases loaded to make it 6-2. NOTES: Toronto has seven more games scheduled at Yankee Stadium this year. The Blue Jays return on July 25. ... Lind had been sidelined since leaving Saturdays game in Baltimore with a bruised right foot. ... Lights-out Yankees reliever Dellin Betances was unavailable after pitching three scoreless innings in the first two games of the series, Girardi said. ... Johnson was shaken up and removed after the ball hit his left hand when he fouled off a bunt in the sixth. Solarte pinch-hit with a full count and struck out. X-rays on Johnson were negative and he is day to day with bruised fingers. 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LOUIS -- To stay a step ahead of goaltenders, T.2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1977-1981 Canada: 5 W - 0 OTW - 0 OTL - 1 L, Bronze Medal He may have had a medal of a lesser colour around his neck, but Mark Visentin could talk about his performance with pride this time. The goaltender was the feel-good story behind Canadas bronze-medal win at the world junior hockey championship. Visentin stopped a penalty shot in the second period, executed a behind-the-back glove save in the third period and made 27 saves in a 4-0 shutout of Finland. Visentin was in goal in last years final in Buffalo, N.Y., where Russia scored five times in the third period to beat Canada 5-3 for gold. While Visentin wasnt entirely to blame for Canada collapse there, hes had to wear it for a year. The Niagara IceDog was constantly reminded of it as this years tournament approached. After his final game this year, he could feel good knowing he helped Canada extend a streak of winning a medal in this tournament to 14 straight years. Sweden beat Russia 1-0 in overtime to win the gold medal. It was the countrys first title since 1981 and just their second in the history of the tournament. Ottawa Senators prospect Mika Zinbanejad scored the overtime winner at 10:09. Canada had played in the tournament final every year for the previous decade and had won five gold in that span. The Canadians were playing for bronze for the first time since winning it in Russia in 2001. Group A COUNTRY GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS Sweden 4 2 2 0 0 26 11 10 Russia 4 3 0 1 0 23 5 10 Slovakia 4 2 0 0 2 11 17 6 Switzerland 4 1 0 1 2 12 16 4 Latvia 4 0 0 0 4 8 31 0 Group B COUNTRY GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS Canada 4 4 0 0 0 26 5 12 Finland 4 3 0 0 1 19 10 9 Czech Rep.dddddddddddd 4 2 0 0 2 12 11 6 United States 4 1 0 0 3 16 15 3 Denmark 4 0 0 0 4 6 38 0 MEDAL GAMES Gold - Sweden 1, Russia 0 (OT) Bronze - Canada 4, Finland 0 Team Canada Roster (GP - G - A - Pts) Mark Stone (6 - 7 - 3 - 10) Jonathan Huberdeau (6 - 1 - 8 - 9) Ryan Strome (6 - 3 - 6 - 9) Freddie Hamilton (6 - 1 - 6 - 7) Quinton Howden (6 - 3 - 3 - 6) Mark Scheifele (6 - 3 - 3 - 6) Tanner Pearson (6 - 1 - 5 - 6) Brett Connolly (6 - 5 - 1 - 6) Brendan Gallagher (6 - 3 - 3 - 6) Dougie Hamilton (6 - 2 - 2 - 6) Brandon Gormley (6 - 3 - 3 - 6) Jaden Schwartz (6 - 2 - 3 - 5) Scott Harrington (5 - 1 - 3 - 4) Ryan Murray (6 - 0 - 3 - 3) Boone Jenner (5 - 0 - 2 - 2) Michael Bournival (6 - 0 - 1 - 1) Nathan Beaulieu (6 - 0 - 1 - 1) Mark Pysyk (6 - 0 - 0 - 0) Jamie Oleksiak (6 - 0 - 0 - 0) Devante Smith-Pelly (1 - 0 - 0 - 0) Team Canada Goaltending (W-L -OT - GAA - SO) Mark Visentin (3-1-0 - 1.43 - 1) Scott Wedgewood (2-0-0 - 2.42 - 1) Tournament All-Stars G - Petr Mrazek (CZE) F - Evgeny Kuznetsov (RUS) D - Brandon Gormley (CAN) F - Max Friberg (SWE) D - Oscar Klefbom (SWE) F - Mikael Granlund (FIN) Top Scorers PLAYER GP G A P Evgeny Kuznetsov (RUS) 7 6 7 13 Max Friberg (SWE) 6 9 2 11 Mikael Granlund (FIN) 7 2 9 11 Mark Stone (CAN) 6 7 3 10 Teemu Pulkinen (FIN) 7 6 4 10 Cheap Jerseys ChinaNFL Jerseys ChinaNFL Jerseys WholesaleDiscount Basketball JerseysCheap NHL Jerseys AuthenticCheap Baseball Jerseys Free ShippingCheapest College Jerseys SaleCheap Football Jerseys ChinaNike NFL Jerseys CanadaWholesale NHL Jerseys From ChinaMLB Jerseys Outlet CanadaWholesale NBA Jerseys Canada StoreCheap Soccer Jerseys ChinaCheap Authentic Jerseys Canada ' ' '