It seemed at various points throughout the season that the Yankees would dominate the American League East. But after a 6-14 stretch and a four-game sweep at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays this week, they're now a game back of Toronto in the standings.

TORONTO — Watching from the Rogers Centre first-base dugout rail, Aaron Judge and every other Yankees player and coach had a deer in the headlights blank stare while the Blue Jays were finishing them off Thursday night. This was a broom job for the ages … four games, four losses and the Jays passed them for first in the AL East.