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NEW YORK � During the fifth inning Saturday David Freese Jersey , sent his momentum toward the ground. He then slammed his right fist on the dirt to express his disgust at how the at-bat ended.It was that kind of day for the New York Yankees, who hope to rebound from a difficult showing at the plate Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.Stanton hit his 34th homer in his next at-bat but the Yankees fell behind by seven runs before their furious comeback fell short and they were handed an 8-7 loss.Article continues below ...Didi Gregorius homered twice and Miguel Andujar hit his second career grand slam to cap a six-run seventh, but the Yankees could not overcome striking out 16 times, stranding 10 going 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position.�We have a group in there capable of turning this thing in a heartbeat,� Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. �We�ve got to keep battling through this right now. I feel like we are showing some signs of pulling ourselves out of it a little bit, but we�ve got to do better.� As a result, their uneven play of late continued. The Yankees (91-57) are 8-10 since Aug. 26 and what was once a 4 1/2 game lead over Oakland for home field in the wild card game is down to 1 1/2.�Does it concern us? Yeah, because we�re supposed to win,� Gregorius said. �You always want to play to win. That�s what�s going on. That�s what you want to do, for us. We�re not playing that way right now, but I think we�ll pick it up soon.�The Blue Jays will try to get their first series of the season from the Yankees. They are 5-13 against the New York but hit three homers and held on to snap a four-game losing streak.Randall Grichuk homered twice while Kevin Pilar added one.Sunday could be manager John Gibbons last game managing the Blue Jays in Yankee Stadium, across the street from where his first managerial stint with the team began in August 2004.�I�m a fan of the history of baseball Tyler Glasnow Jersey ,� Gibbons said Friday. �This is a new stadium but it�s still Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park � You look back to the first time you were there and you�re kind of in awe of those places. You never know either if you�re ever going to come back so you try to enjoy it.� New York right-hander Lance Lynn looks to reach double figures in wins for the sixth straight season when he makes his eighth start for the Yankees. After going 7-8 for Minnesota, he is 2-2 with a 4.79 ERA in eight appearances for the Yankees.Lynn rebounded from an ugly outing Sept. 2 against Detroit on Sept. 8 when he allowed two runs on three hits in six innings of a 4-2 win at Seattle.Lynn is 0-2 with a 6.88 ERA in four career appearances (three starts) against the Blue Jays. He took a no-decision against them Aug. 17 in a 7-5 New York win when he allowed four of his five runs in the first inning and lasted four frames.Rookie Thomas Pannone makes his fourth career start for the Blue Jays and 10th appearance. As a starting pitcher, he is 2-1 with a 4.86 ERA.Pannone last pitched a week ago in a 6-2 victory over Cleveland when he allowed two runs on four hits in 6 1/3 innings. Cody Reed expected this back in April, but he had to wait until August for it to happen.Finally, the Cincinnati Reds are showing confidence in the left-hander, who was expected to be one of their four young starting pitchers this season but lasted only one start in that role.More Brewers coverageBrewers Final Pitch: Chacin dominates mound in Game 3 of NLCSChacin, Brewers blank Dodgers to take 2-1 lead in NLCSDespite struggles, No. 23 Badgers still have hope in Big TenStrong winds could be factor for Brewers, Dodgers in NLCS Game 3Photos of the Week: 10/7/18 � 10/13/18With the way runs are piling up in their series against the contending Milwaukee Brewers, the Reds probably could use a fresh arm on the mound.Reed (0-1, 3.68 ERA) appeared in four games, including one start http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-adam-frazier-jersey , for Cincinnati in April, before being shipped back to make 17 starts at Triple-A Louisville. He rejoined the Reds earlier this month and has a 2.79 ERA in seven relief appearances.Now, Reed is getting the chance to start again and will take on Brewers left-hander Wade Miley (2-2, 2.32) in the final game of the three-game National League Central series Thursday at Great American Ball Park.Regardless of who is on the mound, look for some runs to be scored � there were a combined 41 runs scored in the first two games, starting with the Reds� 9-7 victory Tuesday night.On Wednesday, Christian Yelich went 6-for-6 and hit for the cycle, and the Brewers overcame a four-run deficit to stay in the lead for the second NL wild-card berth with a 13-12 victory in 10 innings. Jesus Aguilar hit a long solo homer to center and Erik Kratz later added an RBI single in a two-run 10th, allowing Milwaukee to withstand Brandon Dixon�s solo homer in the bottom of the 10th.�It was one the craziest games I�ve ever been a part of,� Yelich told Fox Sports Wisconsin. �I don�t know how to describe it, honestly. It was nuts. A lot of stuff happened I�ve never seen before in a baseball game.�It was huge for us; we needed that win. Credit to the guys for staying with it, battling and pulling it out. It was huge.�The Reds couldn�t win despite scoring four times against Brewers All-Star reliever Josh Hader and getting four homers Chad Kuhl Jersey , including reliever Michael Lorenzen�s three-run drive � his fourth of the season � and Eugenio Suarez�s two-run shot. Billy Hamilton of the Reds went 4-for-5 and Mike Moustakas of the Brewers was 4-for-6, and each homered.Yelich�s cycle � a single, double, triple and homer � was the second in the majors this season; Mookie Betts had one one for the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 9. But Yelich�s cycle was the first to be combined with a 6-for-6 performance since Ian Kinsler of the Texas Rangers did it in 2009.Milwaukee is 10-5 against Cincinnati this season.Now, it�s Reed�s turn to face the Brewers. Reed is 1-9 with the Reds over the last three seasons, making 12 starts, but was given the chance to start again after the team decided to move right-handers Sal Romano and Robert Stephenson to the bullpen.Reed liked how interim manager Jim Riggleman used him in several high-leverage situations following his Aug. 13 recall from Louisville, and he has pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings in his last four appearances.Riggleman called on Reed to face Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs with one out and the bases loaded Friday, despite Rizzo being 2-for-6 against him with two home runs. Reed got Rizzo to ground into a double play, although the Cubs went on to win 3-2 in 10 innings.�I stuck my hand out (to Riggleman) and said, �I appreciate you calling on me in that moment because this time last year and in my first year in �16, that never would have happened http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-ivan-nova-jersey ,� � Reed told the team�s website. �I think it makes me more confident that he�s confident bringing me into that situation. As soon as the phone was ringing when (Matt) Harvey got into that little jam, I was thinking, �Please be me.��A definite confidence boost that the manager has the belief in you in that moment.�It doesn�t hurt that Reed is left-handed.�His last few starts in Louisville indicated he�s moving in the right direction,� Riggleman said. �All things being equal, we�d like to have one left-hander in the rotation, at least. You�re not going to force that to happen. � Hopefully Cody would fit in there.�Reed is 0-1 with a 7.27 ERA in eight carrer appearances, including one start, against Cincinnati, and he has not allowed any runs over 2 2/3 innings in his four appearances against the Reds this season.Miley is 4-2 with a 3.42 ERA in eight career starts against Cincinnati, including a 3-1 win at Great American Ball Park on May 2. In that game, he gave up one run and three hits in six innings in his first start of the season. Miley missed more than a month with a groin injury sustained during spring training.