It’s September. Hold your breath.

The Blue Jays, who trailed from the second inning on, got up off the mat and took the lead in the ninth inning in Cincinnati in their first game of the month on Monday. But the bullpen struck again, and the massive final-frame comeback was wasted in a 5-4 loss to the Reds at Great American Ballpark.

It’s not going to be like this all month, but it was a fitting start to a September that will make or break the Jays’ chances despite having been in control of the American League East since early July.

A win by the Boston Red Sox — with a nose-thumbing, five-pitch ninth inning from their closer, Aroldis Chapman — moved them into a tie with the idle New York Yankees for second in the division, just 2 1/2 games behind the Jays. It’s only the second t

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