The lead in the East is now down to 2 1/2 games, as Toronto has taken the first pair of this three game set that concludes this afternoon in the Bronx.

Since Toronto has not swept a series of at least 3 games against New York since 2003, and for the Yankees, that was their first series loss now since the early part of July!

I am going to take the Yanks to avoid the sweep with Masahiro Tanaka on the mound opposing Marco Estrada. The Yanks are a very good home team and normally play well during the day. After getting shutout on Saturday I expect them to bounce back this afternoon.

The Yankees have only come up with 4 runs in their last 4 games. Look for them to snap out today and avoid the sweep with a win here.