The New York Yankees hope to get back to their regular slugging ways when they begin a four-game set against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Monday.
It’s a more important series than people realize. Thanks to a June swoon, the Yankees only hold a three-game lead over third-place Toronto in the AL East. However, Toronto is also overachieving and over-performing. As has been the case for most of the decade, the rest of the AL East often does this whenever the Yankees underachieve.
Well, after taking two of three over the Athletics over the weekend, including a two-home run game from Aaron Judge on Sunday, New York’s bats would love to reassert themselves in an important divisional series.