DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston expressed concern about closer B.J. Ryan after he pitched a shaky eighth inning in Toronto's 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Monday.

Ryan gave up one run and two hits, including Angel Berroa's RBI double to left-center. The left-hander, who skipped the World Baseball Classic to work on his mechanics, has a 9.00 ERA this spring.

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Gaston said he might consider making Scott Downs the closer and putting Ryan ``somewhere else for a while and go from there.' He said he wants to see how Ryan does in his final two spring appearances.

``I haven't checked the velocity yet,' Gaston said, ``but it looked like it might have been down today. So there are still some concerns about him.'

Ryan said he's moving in the right direction.

``The runs are just (from) pitching behind,' he said. ``Pitch behind in counts and you get in predictable counts. Aside from that there were some good things that came out of today.'

Andy Pettitte worked 6 2-3 innings for the Yankees, allowing one run and five hits. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none.

``He was exceptional today, threw all his pitches,' manager Joe Girardi said. ``His curveball was good, changeup was good, he located his fastball well. That's about as good as it gets.'

Rookie left-hander David Purcey went six innings for Toronto, yielding a run and two hits. He walked five and struck out two.

``He started the game off a little rough,' Gaston said, ``but I thought he threw the ball real well. His whole thing is control. If he goes out there and throws strikes he usually pitches a good ballgame.'

Mark Teixeira went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for New York.

Notes: Blue Jays CF Vernon Wells, who missed his second straight game with a sore left wrist, will play Tuesday night against Philadelphia, Gaston said. It's the same wrist Wells fractured last May. ... LHP Ricky Romero earned a spot in Toronto's rotation. LHP Brad Mills, competing with right-hander and fellow rookie Scott Richmond for the final spot, will start Tuesday night. ... Blue Jays acting interim president Paul Beeston attended the game.