Maybe there’s something about reliever Louis Varland no one knows except the Blue Jays. Article content

He hasn’t been exceptional since his trade deadline acquisition from Minnesota and most of his appearances turn into fire tires. Article content Article content

Heck, he couldn’t even retire an out when the right-hander started the sixth inning following Saturday’s weather delay.

Technically, an out was recorded during his three-batter outing, but it came when Tyler Heineman threw a runner out attempting to steal second base.

A walk, single and double amounted to the damage wreaked by Varland, who was charged with one run that would give the Yankees a 3-1 lead, a score that stood as New York evened the series.

Varland’s outing didn’t help, but the main culprit was the Jays’ inab

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