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After a 15th loss in 19 games, 5-2 to Toronto, manager Aaron Boone pounded the media gable with his right hand while talking about his team’s struggles. The yankees are 73-48, 21-30 since their historic 52-18 start and 9-20 since entering the all-star break with the leagues best record at 64-28.
They woke up on July 8 with a 15 1/2-game lead, which has now been sliced to seven over Toronto. Gerrit Cole was twirling a no-hitter entering the fifth, but the Blue Jays scored four times in that ensuing frame. After he issued a walk to Danny Jansen and misplayed a grounder, Jackie Bradley JR and Alejandro Kirk enlarged those gaffes with two-run doubles that left fielder past a diving Andrew Benentendi, giving the visitors a 4-1 lead they wouldn’t relinquish. If there was any doubt, Matt Chapman’s solo bomb in the ninth punctuated a convincing series victory for tomorrow and a punishing defeat for the reeling Yankees, who scored their runs on a first inning RBI knock from Estevan Florial and a solo park job by Gleyber Torres in the eighth.
Toronto starter Mitch White succumbed one run and seven hits in four innings, Adam Cimber was awarded the win and Yimi García recorded his first save.
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