Going into this Division Series, if someone had told you the Yankees rotation would have a 16.88 ERA through the first three games, a Blue Jays’ sweep figured to be the only logical outcome.

That level of pitching carnage, at this time of year, had to be unsurvivable, right? But it gets worse. Only Max Fried, the $218 million ace and Cy Young contender, was able to complete as many as three innings, as Luis Gil and Carlos Rodon combined for a total of five.

Here’s the unbelievable body of work for the Yankees’ rotation as a whole: eight innings, 18 hits, 15 earned runs, four walks, five strikeouts and five homers.

“That’s the nature of the postseason sometimes,” manager Aaron Boone said before Game 4. “It’s not going to be perfect. The other guys are really good. And the Blue Jays have

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