TORONTO -- Marcus Stroman fumed as he watched Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hustle down the first-base line in the fifth inning on Friday night, legging out a potential double play. The Yankees¡¯ pitcher cursed into his glove, then appeared to shout: ¡°Throw the ¡­ ball,¡± before spiking the rosin bag at the back of the mound.

The target of Stroman¡¯s ire was second baseman Gleyber Torres, with the pitcher believing that his teammate could have made a quicker throw after receiving a feed from shortstop Anthony Volpe. Stroman¡¯s tirade continued while he paced the dugout after a pitching change, ultimately prompting a cooling-off chat with captain Aaron Judge.

Evidence of bad vibes in the clubhouse? Hardly. The display helped to ignite and unite the Yankees, as Juan Soto crushed a go-ahead three-run homer and Torres also went deep in a 16-5 victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. The 16 runs marked a season high for the Yankees, who snapped a four-game losing streak.

¡°This game can definitely have a lot of raw emotion come out,¡± Stroman said. ¡°I'm very passionate. I care a lot about winning for this team and for the city. Sometimes, raw emotion comes out. I checked in with everybody I needed to check in with after the game. It's all directed toward winning and being great out there, and sometimes it's frustrating.¡±

When Stroman was lifted with one out in the fifth, he shouted while stomping through the dugout, demanding more intensity from his teammates.

¡°We¡¯ve just been a little passive and in a little bit of a lull this last week, two weeks,¡± Stroman said later.

Whether by coincidence or response, results followed. Jahmai Jones led off the sixth with a single, Volpe dropped a bunt for a hit and Soto worked the count to 3-0 against Yusei Kikuchi before teeing off on a fastball down the middle for his 20th homer of the season.

¡°We always need a win,¡± Soto said. ¡°Every time we win a game is really important for us. It¡¯s been a little frustrating for us, but it is what it is. We just forget about what happened in the past. We came out to play today, and we did our job.¡±

Soto¡¯s blast provided the Yanks with their first lead of the series, rebounding after a ninth consecutive game in which the Bombers saw their opponent score first. Manager Aaron Boone spoke with Stroman, saying he has ¡°no issues with where Stro¡¯s mind, heart and focus is.¡±

¡°We¡¯re good,¡± Boone said. ¡°Those guys are pros and focused, and we know what we¡¯re playing for. Every now and then, it can get a little messy. Sometimes ¡­ you fight for it, and you compete for it. Sometimes, it¡¯s not always perfect between guys, and that¡¯s OK.¡±

The Yankees weren¡¯t done. J.D. Davis belted a run-scoring double for his first hit as a Yankee before Torres launched his eighth home run of the season, a two-run blast off Nate Pearson.

Torres was benched for two games this week after committing an error and not running out a ground ball in Tuesday¡¯s Subway Series loss to the Mets at Citi Field, prompting Boone to say that he sensed Torres needed a mental and physical ¡°reset.¡±

Torres beamed broadly as he rounded the bases, and Stroman emerged as one of the first players out of the dugout, greeting his teammate with a handshake and hug. Judge also congratulated Torres in a warm exchange, and Torres said that he and Stroman are fine.

¡°I really understand,¡± Torres said. ¡°I don¡¯t have any issues with that. I know how hard [the game is], so I think it¡¯s part of the game when you¡¯ve got that type of relationship with your teammates.¡±

Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Guerrero hit late homers off the Bombers¡¯ bullpen, but the Yanks responded with run-scoring doubles from Alex Verdugo and DJ LeMahieu (the latter¡¯s first extra-base hit of the season) in the eighth inning.

The Yankees piled on in a seven-run ninth, with each player in the starting lineup collecting at least one hit. Having been the Majors¡¯ first club to 50 victories two weeks ago at Boston¡¯s Fenway Park, New York won for just the third time in a dozen games.

¡°You can't hold this team down for long,¡± Stroman said. ¡°I feel like it was something that was going to happen soon. We've just been in a little bit of a lull lately. It was good to see the boys swinging it again.¡±