‘Yankees’ bash brothers unstoppable’: What the U.S. media is saying about the Blue Jays loss to the Bronx Bombers

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The Toronto Blue Jays dropped the first game of the series against the New York Yankees, losing 7-2. The loss, combined with the Boston Red Sox loss to the lowly Baltimore Orioles, leaves the Jays one game back of the Red Sox.

Seattle Mariners, meanwhile, beat the Oakland Athletics to pull ahead of the Jays and within half a game of the second wild card spot.

Jays-Yanks continue the series tonight at 7:07 p.m. on Sportsnet.

Here’s a taste of what the media is saying about last night’s game:

The New York Post says the Yankees are making easy work of their remaining schedule.

“Once again, it was powered by Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, who both went deep in the Yankees’ seventh straight win Tuesday, as well as more superb work from the bullpen.”

Mike Vaccaro, columnist of the Post, writes that Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is the current MVP even though he knows the voters will select Angels wunderkind Shohei Ohtani (with Jays superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. not far behind).

“But it is hard to believe there is anyone more valuable than him in the whole sport right now. It is hard to believe there is any hitter in either league that a pitcher would less like to face, now that every game has extra meaning attached to it. He is that raging hot. He isn’t just difficult to get out right now, it’s damn near impossible to keep him in the ballpark.”

Pete Caldera of USA Today sees the Yankees bullpen as superior to the Jays as the main reason for the loss.

“By the mid-innings of a critical three-game series opener, Tuesday had become a battle of bullpens — giving the New York Yankees a distinct edge over the Toronto Blue Jays.”

Looks like Aaron Judge and Stanton have received a nickname, courtesy of Max Goodman at FanNation, during their current streak.

“The Yankees’ bash brothers have been unstoppable down the stretch. Tuesday night in Toronto was no exception.”

Sports Illustrated’s Ethan Diamandas reflected on what the Jays have been through this season.

“Time is running out. After 156 games full of early-season bullpen collapses and heartbreaking losses, then electrifying performances when it mattered most, it seems fitting to see the Blue Jays’ 2021 season come down to the wire.”

NJ.com’s Randy Miller, believes the Yankees are good enough to stick around into late October.

“Was all of this stuff bad luck averted or some about-time good fortune for a Yankees ballclub that’s always had enough talent and experience in its DNA to make something of this season?

Whatever it is, the Yankees again look like giants who have a shot to be the last man standing atop the beanstalk come late October. That’s peering way ahead, but seven wins in a row have them on the brink of getting in with some serious momentum.”

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Julia Kreuz of Yahoo Sports says the Yankees’ experience helped their win.

“A young team, hungry to prove itself, walked onto the field at Rogers Centre two games back of a wild-card spot with a chance to make up for it against a direct rival in the Yankees. But it was New York’s cold-blooded discipline that prevailed in the end.”

Seattle Times columnist Larry Stone is questioning whether to cheer for the Jays or the Bronx Bombers to help the Mariners break their MLB-longest streak of 19 years without a berth in the playoffs.

“They could win out and still fall short, because they are still grappling with three teams. The permutations and combinations will give you a migraine headache — but it’s the good kind of headache, if that’s possible. Just trying to figure out whom the Mariners should root for in the current Blue Jays-Yankees series requires the input of a Harvard probabilities professor.

Lloyd Quansah is a reporter for the Star’s radio room based in Toronto. Reach Lloyd via email: lquansah@thestar.ca