The Yankees enjoyed what was surely a pleasant off-day yesterday, getting a moment to bask in the glow of a rare successful week. While they rested, most of the rest of their rivals were still in action. As you’ll see, the action mostly went in favor of the Yankees, and when the dust settled, we were left with an absolute mess in the AL Wild Card race. Let’s go through what went down.

Pittsburgh Pirates (53-73) 5, Toronto Blue Jays (73-53) 2

It’s been a bit of a meme this year, Paul Skenes dominating seemingly every time out and then coming up empty-handed thanks to the futility of the rest of his team. Well, he shoved against Toronto and once again didn’t come away with the win, but his teammates rallied late to take game one from the Blue Jays.

Though wasn’t a completely clean outing

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