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TORONTO -- Jose Bautista hasnt put up the numbers he had hoped for as he heads toward free agency in the offseason. Still, the Blue Jays slugger has one of baseballs most dangerous bats.Bautista hit a three-run homer off Tyler Clippard in the eighth inning, and Toronto beat the fading New York Yankees 3-0 Saturday.Josh Donaldson singled with two outs in the eighth off Clippard (3-5), advanced on a wild pitch, and Edwin Encarnacion walked. Clippard fell behind 2-0 in the count and Bautista sent a fastball over the left-field wall, delighting the crowd of 47,828.I was definitely looking for a heater in that situation, and I was lucky to make good contact, Bautista said.Bautista has hit at least 20 home runs in seven straight seasons. He has 16 career home runs that have given his team a lead in the eighth inning or later, including 14 with Toronto. Of his 20 homers this season, 14 put the Blue Jays ahead.Its pretty obvious how big he is for us, Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman said. It seems like he always steps up in those key moments when we need him most.Bautista, who doubled in the first, has reached safely in 31 straight games.It looks like hes heating up at the right time, manager John Gibbons said.Stroman gave up one hit in seven innings -- Aaron Hicks single in the second.Stroman kept us in check, New York manager Joe Girardi said. We just werent able to get anything going off him.Toronto leads Baltimore by 1 1/2 games for the ALs top wild card, with Detroit another half-game back.New York has been shut out in three straight games for the first time July 27-28, 1975. The Yankees have been held scoreless an AL-worst 13 times this season, with six of those coming in September.Whatever were doing right now its not working, Mark Teixeira said. We just seem to have lost it the last few days.The Yankees havent scored since Donovan Solanos two-run homer in the ninth inning of Wednesdays win at Tampa Bay.You become disappointed when theres a lack of effort, Girardi said. Theres no lack of effort. We had optional BP today and everybody hit, so theres no lack of effort.The major league record for consecutive shutout losses is four. The last to do it was the Chicago Cubs from April 27 to May 1, 1992.The Yankees, who have lost 10 of 13 following a seven-game winning streak and likely will miss the playoffs for the third time in four years.Jason Grilli (7-5) allowed a two-out triple to Ronald Torreyes in the eighth. Pinch-hitter Billy Butler fouled off three straight pitches, then swung past a 94 mph fastball. Grilli pumped his hands twice, pounded his glove and pumped his hands again.I got a pitch I should have hit and fouled it off, Butler said.Roberto Osuna pitched a one-hit ninth for his 35th save in 38 chances, completing Torontos second straight three-hitter.POWER PACKBautista is the sixth Blue Jays player to reach the 20-homer plateau, the most since 2010. He joins Encarnacion (42), Donaldson (36), Michael Saunders (24), Troy Tulowitzki (24) and Russell Martin (20).TRAINERS ROOMYankees: 3B Chase Headley (back) and Teixeira (neck) were held out of the starting lineup. Headley went 0 for 7 Thursday and Friday after sitting out the previous three games. Teixeira entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth.UP NEXTRHP Michael Pineda (6-11, 4.89) starts for New York in Sundays series finale and RHP Marco Estrada (9-9, 3.62) for Toronto. Pineda has failed to complete five innings in three of his past four outings and is winless in eight starts, matching a career-worst streak. 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"I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement.Australian swimmers Bronte Barratt and Madison Wilson have reportedly been hospitalised in Rio, missing the teams first chartered flight home from the Olympics.Wilson, a member of the winning womens 4x100-metre freestyle relay team, was thought to have been suffering from appendicitis on Sunday (Monday AEST), according to Fairfax Media.However she was later cleared of the condition and was expected to make a second chartered flight.Barratt was also still hopeful of making the second flight home, despite contracting pneumonia after the rain-affected closing ceremony.The Rio Games were due to be Barratts last after also representing Australia in Beijing and London.ddddddddddddThe news of the duo in hospital came after it emerged Cate Campbell will undergo a second surgery on a hernia within 12 months on her arrival back in Australia.The 100m world champion developed a hernia three months ago, but is refusing to blame it for her disappointing Rio results, according to News Corp.Campbell came away with a gold in the womens 4x100m relay, and silver in the medley relay, but failed to score an individual medal. 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