Blue Jays' leadership fails to capitalize on a winnable game against the Yankees

"With a chance to get to being three games below .500, the Blue Jays held a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh at Yankee Stadium, and had two outs in the inning. Canadian left-handed rookie reliever Adam Macko, making his MLB debut, got the final out of the sixth, and the first two outs in the seventh, before he was lifted for Yariel Rodriguez."

"At 21-26 after a 7-6 loss to the New York Yankees, the Blue Jays are now 3-7 against opponents from the AL East. The Yankees, at 29-19, were scuffling somewhat coming into Monday nights game as losers of their last two contests, and 3-7 overall in their last ten, and looked like they were ready to roll over on another one, until the Blue Jays allowed them to get back into the contest, thanks to some questionable decision making."

"Last year, the Blue Jays won the AL East division thanks to a regular season tie-breaker with the Yankees. They were 8-5 against the Bronx Bombers, who matched their 94-68 record overall. This highlights the importance of these divisional games and last year the Blue Jays had a winning record against everyone in their division except for the Rays in which they were 6-7 against, but swept them in three straight in the final weekend of the regular season."

"Rodriguez allowed a single to Aaron Judge, a two-run home run to Cody Bellinger, a walk to Trent Grisham, a two-run home run to Jazz Chisholm Jr. and then got"

The Blue Jays fell 7-6 to the Yankees after holding a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh with two outs at Yankee Stadium. The team dropped to 21-26 overall and 3-7 against AL East opponents. The Yankees entered the game with recent losses and a 3-7 record in their last ten, but regained momentum after the Blue Jays allowed them back. Canadian left-handed rookie reliever Adam Macko made his MLB debut, retiring the first batter he faced and recording the first two outs in the seventh before being replaced by Yariel Rodriguez. Rodriguez then allowed multiple baserunners and runs, including home runs and a walk, turning the game in the Yankees’ favor.

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