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The lineup has gone silent, scoring 20 runs in the past eight games and being no-hit into the sixth inning on Sunday.

And the seemingly daily folly appeared in a ninth inning in which a disappointing game became an ugly one.

As their own play finished and they awaited around-the-league results, the Yankees were six games behind the Blue Jays in the division and in danger of falling out of a playoff spot altogether.

On a beautiful afternoon for baseball in The Bronx, the bright blue sky looked a little closer than usual to the 43,658 on hand.

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