On Monday night, the Toronto Blue Jays lost their series opener to the Pittsburgh Pirates and their AL East lead dropped to five games. Paul Skenes handled his business and the Jays melted down in the seventh and eighth innings. New York Yankees fans owe Tommy Pham a big "thank you."
Pham, a notorious agitator who some Yankees fans wanted on this roster in the past to wake up some of the team's sleepy characteristics, caused a benches-clearing incident during the Pirates' 5-2 win.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Pittsburgh took a 3-2 lead and had a runner on second with nobody out.