The Yankees did all they could — winning eight in a row down the stretch, closing the gap as much as was possible, with the Blue Jays only winning the AL East because of the tiebreaker. I’m writing this as the Jays enjoy a nine-run lead over Tampa, but David Bednar just iced the Orioles to seal a sweep. Ben Rice’s two home runs were huge, leading the club to a 3-2 win Sunday.

All in all I’m pretty skeptical Luis Gil will be in the postseason rotation for the Yankees, and a move to the bullpen might not even be the right fit given his control issues. He only walked two Orioles, but it took him 79 pitches to get through five innings. Every single at-bat seems to feature two non-competitive pitches, spotting a batter two easy takes per.

Take a look at his changeup problem, for example:

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