The New York Yankees' frustrations boiled over during Sunday's series finale vs. the Toronto Blue Jays.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was drilled by a pitch from Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah. Judge took exception and exchanged words with Manoah, but he waved off his teammates to prevent the situation from escalating.
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Perhaps the Yankees decided now was the time to show some fight. They're 9-20 since the All-Star break and a loss on Sunday would complete Toronto's four-game sweep in the Bronx. Their once-enormous American League East lead has shrunk to seven games over the second-place Blue Jays.
Toronto currently leads the American League Wild Card race with the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays holding the second and third wild-card spots. The Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago White Sox remain in the hunt with the Boston Red Sox right behind them, five games below the cut for a postseason berth.
