Yankees Wild Card Lead Continues to Shrink, Cole Leaves with Hamstring Injury

 BLUE JAYS 5 - YANKEES 1 

Here come the Toronto Blue Jays. 

Toronto beat the Yankees for the second straight night, this time behind six superlative innings from ex-Met Steven Matz, as Toronto closed to within two games of the final wild card spot, and 2.5 games from the Yankees in the top spot for the Wild Card. 

It comes as the Bombers have now lost four in a row, and eight of their last ten. 

To make matters worse, Gerrit Cole left Tuesday's game with two out in the fourth inning due to tightness in his left hamstring. Aaron Boone said he was optimistic about the injury, and that the Yankees caught it early. Still an injury to the staff ace at this point in the year should raise concerns. 

The Blue Jays broke the 1-1 tie in the fourth with a pair of sac flies from Lourdes Gurriell Jr. and Reese McGuire. Marcus Seimien and Alejandro Kirk added solo homers as the Jays blew the game open at 5-1. 

Toronto has now won six in a row, and nine of its last 10 games. The Yankees have two more with the Jays before visiting the Mets over the weekend.