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• Blue Jays 5, Yankees 4 (14 innings): If they knew their four-run rally in the ninth inning would only result in a 14-inning loss, maybe they wouldn't have been so excited when they produced that unexpected effort. Roy Halladay hardly had to exert himself over the first eight innings, but some shoddy defense and timely hitting in the ninth undid all that.They always say it's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all, but that doesn't help the Yankees' bullpen in advance of Saturday's game. Mariano Rivera, Joba Chamberlain and Luis Vizcaino all threw scoreless innings in relief before Brian Bruney allowed the go-ahead run. Boston took care of Tampa Bay on Friday, increasing its lead to 2 1/2 games in the American League East. The Yankees' margin of error in that department just went from small to smaller.
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The Yankees have now dropped three straight games and are 5-6 since owner, George Steinbrenner, declared that enough was enough. At 9-14, the Yankees are assured of their first losing record in April since 1991 and they currently sit 6 1/2 games behind the first place Orioles. Manager, Joe Torre, continues to tinker with his lineup to try and spark the offense to no avail. One has to wonder, how long will it be before more drastic changes are made to the teams’ personnel?

Gary Sheffield has endued an ailing shoulder for much of the season, but has managed to put up impressive numbers. He received two cortisone shots in his shoulder on Sunday and two days later, they seem to have worked. On only his second swing since the shots, Sheffield hit a home run in the 1st inning, his 36th. To this, the fans at Yankee Stadium chanted MVP, something that might not be so far-fetched.