TORONTO (AP) -- Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer, Michael Pineda matched his career high with eight shutout innings and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Tuesday night.

New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira, right, celebrates his two-run homer with teammate Jacoby Ellsbury off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marco Estrada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira, right, celebrates his two-run homer with teammate Jacoby Ellsbury off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marco Estrada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
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Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits, stole two bases and scored twice as the AL East leaders improved to 11-4 away from home, the best road record in the league. Alex Rodriguez hit an early two-run double.

New York has gone 14-4 since a 3-6 start.

Pineda (4-0) allowed five hits and struck out six to win his fourth straight road start, a streak that began in Boston last September. The right-hander has road wins over all four division opponents in that span.

Russell Martin's double gave Toronto runners at second and third with two outs in the third, but Pineda got Edwin Encarnacion to fly out. That was the only inning in which Pineda allowed multiple runners.

David Carpenter allowed three runs in the ninth, including a solo homer by Martin. Andrew Miller got one out for his 11th save, stranding runners at first and second.

Teixeira, held out of the lineup Monday because of a sore muscle in his lower back, homered off Marco Estrada in the fifth. It was the 373rd career home run for Teixeira, tying him with teammate Carlos Beltran for fourth-most by a switch-hitter.

Estrada (1-1) allowed five runs, four earned, and eight hits in 4 2-3 innings in his first start of the season. He took the rotation spot of Daniel Norris, optioned to Triple-A last Friday.

The Yankees jumped on Estrada by scoring twice before he got an out. Ellsbury led off with a single, went to third on Brett Gardner's double and both runners scored on Rodriguez's double.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Yankees: INF-OF Jose Pirela returned from his minor league rehab assignment. Pirela sustained a concussion when he crashed into the outfield wall during a spring training game. He's expected to be activated Wednesday. ... In the eighth, 3B Gregorio Petit struck out on a pitch that hit him in the right hand. Petit stayed in for the bottom half, but Rodriguez replaced him in the ninth. ... 3B Chase Headley got the night off.

Blue Jays: OF Michael Saunders is expected to be held out until Friday after getting a cortisone shot and having fluid drained from his left knee Monday. Saunders was unlikely to start against Yankees LHP CC Sabathia on Wednesday, and the Blue Jays are off Thursday. ... INF-OF Danny Valencia was held out of the lineup. Valencia sprained his ankle when he stepped awkwardly while climbing the stairs to the clubhouse following Monday's game. Chris Colabello, called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, started in left field.

UP NEXT

Blue Jays: LHP Mark Buehrle is 1-14 in 21 career starts against the Yankees, with his lone victory coming in 2004. He has allowed 13 earned runs in his past two outings, both losses.

Yankees: Sabathia is winless in five starts this season but owns a 15-5 record in 21 career outings against Toronto, including a 10-2 mark in his past 13 games.

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