The New York Yankees had a sloppy game once again in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, but manager Aaron Boone doesn't think it's a true reflection of his team.

The Toronto Blue Jays have firm control of the AL East Division while the New York Yankees are dealing with what could be a critical injury.

The Toronto Blue Jays have sole possession of the AL’s first seed, and it’s partially because of catcher Alejandro Kirk’s breakout campaign. The 26-year-old is slashing .304/.361/.413 with seven homers and 47 RBI over 88 games.

Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer, Chris Bassitt struck out eight in a season-high 7 1/3 innings and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of four New York errors to beat the sloppy Yankees 8-4.

A funny thing happened in the last 6½ weeks on the New York Yankees' road to a runaway in the American League East. A full-fledged pennant race broke out, and the Bronx Bombers didn't even hit the All-Star break in first place.

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The Blue Jays embarrassed the Yankees with an 8–4 win to clinch the season series and the AL East lead with their 60th win.

Toronto is 59-42 overall and 36-17 in home games. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .260, the best team batting average in the AL. New York is 56-45 overall and 26-26 on the road. The Yankees are 43-11 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Toronto Blue Jays right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer is a three-time Cy Young Award winner, but he didn't look like one against the New York Yankees on Tuesday. Scherzer gave up a three-run homer to Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr.