NEW YORK -- The American League East still runs through Toronto, but that road keeps getting narrower.

The Blue Jays’ lead over the Yankees is down to two games after they dropped Sunday’s finale in the Bronx, 4-3 . The comfortable lead the Blue Jays (82-61) enjoyed through parts of July and August -- often reaching five or six games -- has slowly eroded, and while they still hold the tiebreaker advantage over the Yankees (80-63), the powerhouse division looks like it’s going to be a photo finish.

The Red Sox (78-65) are looming, too, with the AL East set to send three teams to the postseason. The Blue Jays still control their own destiny, but when the division lead slips from six games down to two, one bad series can flip the entire postseason picture. This is the point where even v

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