Today on Pinstripe Alley - 9/8/21

So far, September just isnt the Yankees month. Last nights dud dropped them to 2-8 in their last 10 games, lining up perfectly with the end of their 13-game winning streak. Its like they won all those games in a row and called it a season. Unfortunately, that was precisely when the Toronto Blue Jays caught fire:At the end of the Yankees' 13-game winning streak, the Blue Jays were just 5 games over. 500 and 6. 5 games out of a playoff spot. They were closer to Cleveland than Oakland, let alone Boston or New York. They're not slowing down. Pinstripe Alley September 8, 2021Remarkably, Toronto has made up 7. 5 games on the Yankees in under two weeks. As the tweet notes, the Yankees are frankly just lucky that no one else in the AL Wild Card race is playing all that well, either. Thats allowed them to cling on to their half-game lead over Boston for three days now, but the Blue Jays have stormed back into the heart of the hunt. Now, its up to rookie Luis Gil to return from Triple-A Scranton today and right the ship, with his team on a four-game skid and having just been punched in the jaw last night with Gerrit Coles injury. Of course, pitching wasnt entirely the problem Albert Abreu Jersey . The offense has scored 3. 3 runs per game over the last 10, and theyve looked absolutely lifeless against not-exactly-Roy-Halladay on the Blue Jays staff with a single run in 18 innings. Outside of Gary Snchezs Sunday outburst, they werent doing much with a worse Orioles staff, either. Gil could continue his 15. 2-inning scoreless streak, but the team has to score some damn runs. Today on the site, John will honor Derek Jeters Hall of Fame induction , Esteban will make the case for Clarke Schmidt to chip in on the big league pitching staff, and Jesse will look at how the Yankees have responded to Aaron Boones ejections over the past few years.