The Yankees offense came alive in the middle game against the Cardinals, dropping a dozen runs to set up a chance for the sweep. Ben Rice tied a career high with seven RBIs while Aaron Judge finally got to check St. Louis off his list as the final MLB team to homer against. It’s a good thing they won, with the Blue Jays and Red Sox also victorious to hold serve in the division, though there were results elsewhere that had implications on the Wild Card race.

Toronto Blue Jays (73-51) 14, Texas Rangers (61-63) 2

The Blue Jays were simply too much to handle for Patick Corbin, the lefty starter giving up seven runs on eight hits in just 2.1 innings. Jon Gray didn’t fare much better, ceding four runs on four hits and three walks in 2.1 innings as the first man out of Texas’ bullpen. That made

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