Bo Bichette led off the bottom of the 12th inning on Friday night with a home run as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Yankees, 6-5.

Bichette’s 11th homer of the season came against the left-hander Tyler Lyons (1-2).

Toronto’s Wilmer Font (2-2) pitched two perfect innings to earn the victory.

Combined with wins Friday by Houston and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Yankees now lead both clubs by only one game in the race for the best record in baseball.

Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka allowed four runs and eight hits with six strikeouts and no walks in five innings. Toronto’s Anthony Kay, making his second career major league start, allowed five runs, seven hits and one walk while striking out two in four and a third innings.