NEW YORK — After the way the Yankees played in their series-opening loss to the Blue Jays on Friday night, their weekend series with Toronto could’ve spiraled out of control.

Forget all the momentum the Yankees had from their series victory in Houston or all the wins they stacked up against sub-.500 teams in August.

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