a mile for the first time in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on May 14. Unbeaten after his first five starts, Henry Candys stable star was th

NEW YORK -- The way manager Joe Girardi described it, for weeks Bryan Mitchell was throwing from a chair with his injured foot elevated just to keep his arm in shape down in lonely Florida.Boy, are the Yankees happy Mitchell didnt have to sit out all season.Mitchell earned his first major league win, combining with Luis Severino and Tyler Clippard to shut down the dangerous Toronto Blue Jays, and New York kept up its surprising surge with a 2-0 victory Wednesday night that completed a three-game sweep.After the whole season, what I went through, tonights very rewarding, Mitchell said. Its been my goal all year to get back here.Starlin Castro homered and Brian McCann had an RBI single for the Yankees, who have won four straight and 10 of 14. They closed within 2 1/2 games of Baltimore for the second AL wild card and are 3 1/2 behind first-place Boston in the AL East.Weve been playing playoff baseball really since about Aug. 1, Girardi said. We keep getting closer, and thats the idea here. And its been fun.The skidding Blue Jays dropped out of first place in the AL East for the first time since Aug. 16. They fell a game behind new leader Boston, which won 7-2 in San Diego.Were right in it. We just need either a big play or a big hit somewhere to get us going back in the right direction, catcher Russell Martin said. Youre not going to see any panic from me.Marcus Stroman (9-7) struck out eight in five innings but the Blue Jays lost for the fifth time in six games. They were swept for the third time this season, first since May 16-18 by Tampa Bay.Torontos power-packed lineup has been blanked on six occasions this year, three at Yankee Stadium.Making an unexpected run at the playoffs after trading several veteran stars for prospects this summer, the youth-infused Yankees (73-65) climbed a season-best eight games above .500. They were finally able to finish off a sweep, too.The Yankees had lost in each of their previous seven attempts at a series sweep of at least three games and were 2-9 in those situations this season before wiping out the Blue Jays.Were playing really good baseball. Were excited for this last month, McCann said.Helped by two double plays, Mitchell (1-0) yielded four hits over five-plus innings in his fourth career start and first major league outing this season. The 25-year-old right-hander pitched in place of injured rookie Chad Green.It feels weird coming back at this point in the season, Mitchell said.Mitchell was promoted Tuesday from Triple-A after missing much of the year because of an injury to his left big toe sustained late in spring training. He entered 0-3 in the majors, working mostly in relief for New York over the past two years, but became the third Yankees rookie to have a scoreless start in the past three-plus weeks.I dont think you could ask for any more, Girardi said.A leadoff double by Devon Travis in the sixth ended Mitchells night before Severino tossed three innings of one-hit ball.Travis got caught breaking for third on Josh Donaldsons comebacker and was tagged out in a rundown. Severino was aided by a replay reversal in the seventh, and Edwin Encarnacion flied out to the right-field wall with a runner on to end the eighth.Clippard, filling in as the closer with Dellin Betances and Adam Warren unavailable, struck out two in a perfect ninth to finish the five-hitter. His only other save this season came with Arizona before he was traded back to New York.Castro hit his 20th homer with two outs in the third. Didi Gregorius doubled, Mark Teixeira walked and McCann singled sharply to right field.HOW SWEEP IT ISIt was New Yorks first sweep of a division foe since July last year against Baltimore, and its first of the Blue Jays since June 2014, also at Yankee Stadium.SPREADING IT AROUNDThree different pitchers earned saves in the series, and four have saves in New Yorks last six wins. Clippard became the AL-high eighth reliever to get a save for the Yankees this year, matching a franchise record.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: LHP Francisco Liriano (back) was unavailable. ... Martin (left knee) was lifted for a pinch hitter in the ninth.Yankees: Rookie catcher Gary Sanchez was given the night off. RF Aaron Judge also was rested before entering on defense in the seventh. Sanchez and Judge will be back in the starting lineup Thursday, Girardi said. ... Betances probably will be unavailable again Thursday, Girardi said. 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Unbeaten after his first five starts, Henry Candys stable star was then runner-up to Adaay at Haydock before chasing home champion sprinter Muhaarar in the inaugural Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot.He returned from a break to win on his seven-furlong debut in Doncasters Park Stakes in September and rounded off his season when finding only Make Believe too strong in the Prix de la Foret at Longchamp the following month. Candy feels his charge has matured over the winter and is keen to find out whether a mile with his compass at the highest level.He said: I think were probably going to go straight for the Lockinge. Hes very well at the moment and seems to have developed at last.Weve been keen to try a mile with him at some stage and we might as well find out sooner rather than later.The Wantage-based trainer has not even saddled a runner so far in 2016, but that will change in the coming days.All-weather racing is not really my game, I prefer the turf, said Candy.Well probably have our first runners at Nottingham next week.We have the same number as usual in training, around 65, and there are a few nice ones in there, so Im happy.Limato is one of 41 entries for the £350,000 Group One over the straight course at the Berkshire track.Richard Hannon has taken the last two renewals with Night Of Thunder and Olympic Glory and has three contenders this time around. They are headed by last years runner-up Toormore, dual Group Two scorer Estidhkaar and Moheet who was recently third in Qatar.Toormores owner Godolphin has three other entries, including Group One winner Belardo (Roger Varian) who ended last year with a close second to champion miler Solow in the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored by QIPCO at Ascot.Arabian Queen (David Elsworth) and Amazing Maria (David OMeara) both enjoyed fantastic campaigns in 2015.Arabian Queen lowered the colours of Golden Horn in the Group One Juddmonte International at York in August, while Amazing Maria followed up her Royal Ascot success in the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes with Group One triumphs at Newmarkett (QIPCO Falmouth Stakes) and Deauville (Prix Rothschild).dddddddddddd The last filly or mare to win the Lockinge Stakes was Red Evie in 2007.The British-trained entries also include Royal Ascot scorers Time Test (Roger Charlton - Tercentenary Stakes) and Dutch Connection (Charlie Hills - Jersey Stakes), plus Group Two Celebration Mile victor Kodi Bear (Clive Cox) and Elm Park (Andrew Balding), winner of the Group One Racing Post Trophy in 2014.Other eye-catching entries include Group One Sussex Stakes runner-up Arod (Peter Chapple-Hyam) and international Group One scorers Mondialiste (David OMeara) and Euro Charline (Marco Botti), a recent second in the Group One Dubai Turf.Australian import Vancouver spearheads five entries for Irelands champion Flat trainer Aidan OBrien. The four-year-old carried all before him in four starts as a juvenile for Gai Waterhouse down under, culminating with a comfortable victory in the Group One Golden Slipper at Rosehill in March, 2015.Coolmore acquired a controlling stake shortly afterwards in a deal that reportedly valued the son of Medaglia DOro at more than £20million. OBrien has also engaged Group One scorer Dick Whittington, Cougar Mountain, The Happy Prince and one-time Derby hope Sir Isaac Newton.The six Irish-trained entries for Newburys top Flat race are completed by Endless Drama (Ger Lyons), who has not run since chasing home Gleneagles in last years Irish 2,000 Guineas.The French-trained entry is Maimara (Mikel Delzangles), a Group Three winner at Deauville in August.The scratchings deadline for the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes, which is part of the British Champions Series, is at noon on Tuesday, April 26. 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