Yankees on the brink after two losses in Toronto
TORONTO – The [New York Yankees](/mlb/team/_/name/nyy/new-york-yankees) are up against the wall after suffering two consecutive losses in Toronto. Now, the team is preparing for Game 3 of the American League Division Series, which will be played on Tuesday night at home. Yankees manager Aaron Boone tried to maintain an optimistic attitude after Sunday’s 13-7 loss in Game 2, which left his team on the brink of elimination.On Sunday, New York failed to connect any hits in 5 and two-thirds innings, unable to generate anything against the Blue Jays’ rookie, [Trey Yesavage](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/4949041/trey-yesavage). The Blue Jays defeated the Yankees 10-1 on Saturday in Game 1. Toronto’s 23 runs in the American League Division Series are the most scored by any team in the first two games of a postseason series. The Yankees scored 22 runs in the first two games of the 2020 Wild Card round against Cleveland. New York has lost eight of nine games in Toronto this season, but has a 2-4 home record against the Blue Jays.Obviously, it seems like the world is coming down on you when you lose two games like that at home, where things aren’t going well. But, suddenly, you go out and win a game on Tuesday, and the situation can change. Many strange things have happened in baseball this year. It wouldn’t be the strangest thing for us to react.
Aaron Boone, Yankees Manager
New York was pushed to the limit by Boston in the wild card round and has seen its bullpen tested in the first two games of the American League Division Series, with seven relievers combining for 10 and a third innings of work. The Yankees’ lefty, [Max Fried](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32685/max-fried), who was pulled after more than three innings on Sunday, praised the Blue Jays for making the New York pitchers’ job difficult.We haven’t lost confidence. Obviously, they’ve outplayed us and beaten us this year, but I don’t think anyone on our team doesn’t feel like we can go out there and beat them. We have to play better. We have to pitch and hit better. But we certainly are capable of doing it, and we expect to do it on Tuesday night.
Aaron Boone, Yankees Manager
