New York couldn’t start a new winning streak on Wednesday, dropping the middle game of this three-game set to the Astros as the bullpen once again showed its faultlines. Will Warren turned in a perfectly acceptable five innings, but every arm that took the ball after him played a part in Houston scoring eight runs by the end of the night.

As always, the Yankees’ loss is their opponents’ opportunity to take advantage. Let’s see what else went down in the Junior Circuit yesterday.

Toronto Blue Jays (81-59) 13, Cincinnati Reds (70-70) 9

Toronto eeked out a victory over the Reds on Monday in a low-scoring affair, had a shootout on Tuesday, and then went back to the fireworks on Wedneaday. Cincinnati went ahead 5-0 after the second thanks to two-run hits from former Yankee Jose Trevino and N

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