NEW YORK — The age-old saying in baseball is that momentum lasts only as long as the next day’s starting pitcher. Unfortunately for the Yankees, less than 24 hours after a dramatic, extra-inning walk-off grand slam, Frankie Montas came up short.
The Blue Jays killed any momentum the Bombers had from Wednesday night’s dramatic win and hit Montas for a season-high runs allowed and beat the Yankees 9-2 at the Stadium on Thursday night.
The Yankees (73-46) have lost four out of their last five games and 12 of their last 15. Since the All-Star break, the Bombers are 9-18. The Blue Jays (63-54), whose own struggles did not allow them to gain ground during the Yankees slide, made up some ground in the American League East race. They and the Rays are tied at nine games behind the Yankees, who held a 15.5-game lead on July 7.
