Romero worn down by patient Yankees

TORONTO (AP) — Returning from a well-earned break, Ricky Romero was soon worn out from facing the patient New York Yankees.

CC Sabathia won his seventh straight start to become the first 14-game winner in the majors, Brett Gardner had three hits and the Yankees beat Toronto 4-1 on Saturday, ending the Blue Jays' five-game winning streak.

Pitching for the first time in 10 days, Romero insisted he wasn't rusty after not working in so long.

"If anything I felt like I needed a little bit of a rest," Romero said. "It was a long first half. For me I felt good, I was just a little wild, I wasn't myself."

Toronto's ace left-hander lost his second straight start and has won …