Paul Goldschmidt stays hot with ninth-inning homer to propel Yankees to win over Blue Jays

TORONTO — At some point, Paul Goldschmidt’s time machine might stop working and spit him back out into the present day.But in the meantime, the Yankees just keep getting incredible production from the former MVP and potential future Hall of Famer at a time when they desperately need it.Goldschmidt delivered his latest lift Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre, crushing a go-ahead, two-run homer off Blue Jays closer Louis Varland in the top of the ninth to send the Yankees to a 3-1 win in front of a sellout crowd of 42,364.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.

The 38-year-old Goldschmidt, getting everyday at-bats at DH or first base because of Giancarlo Stanton’s calf injury, broke a 1-1 tie and recorded the first home run that Varland has allowed this season.Goldschmidt finished the day batting .285 with nine home runs and a .889 OPS.The veteran’s big swing came after Cam Schlittler and Kevin Gausman had engaged in a pitchers’ duel for seven innings, with each allowing just one run.

Schlittler walked a season-high four batters but struck out seven and navigated his way around traffic all afternoon.Gausman, meanwhile, allowed just one hit — a solo home run from Jasson Domínguez, fresh off the IL — and two harmless walks while limiting hard contact all game.Once Gausman was out of the game, the Yankees quickly tripled their hit total on singles by J.C.

Escarra and Ben Rice that put runners on the corners with two outs against submariner Tyler Rogers.But Domínguez was robbed of a chance to play hero, with his hard ground ball scooped up on a dive by first baseman Charles McAdoo for the final out.The Blue Jays threatened as well in the bottom of the eighth, as Fernnado Cruz walked the bases loaded with two outs.

But he followed Schlittler’s lead by pulling a Houdini, getting McAdoo to pop out to end the threat.David Bednar then struck out the side...