TORONTO -- The New York Yankees will be trying to do something they have failed to do for the past three games when they play the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.
Adidas NMD Black Sale .They will try to score a run, or even better, several of them,The Yankees have not scored in their past three games, the past two against Toronto and the first against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.It is the first time the Yankees have been held scoreless in three consecutive games since July 27 (a doubleheader) and July 28, 1975.Its hard to explain, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after the 3-0 loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. We didnt have too many opportunities today. (Toronto starter Marcus) Stroman kept us in check (for seven innings). We just werent able to get anything going off him.You hope you go out and score the first inning the next day and that it kind of gets you going. Theres no lack of effort. You become disappointed when theres a lack of effort.The Yankees have been shut out six times in September and an American League-leading 13 times overall this season. They also have lost 10 of their past 13 games and are pretty well out of the race for a wild-card spot although still mathematically alive.They also will be trying to end a seven-game losing streak at Rogers Centre when they send out right-hander Michael Pineda (6-11, 4.89 ERA) against Toronto right-hander Marco Estrada (9-9, 3.62).The Blue Jays have won six of their past nine games and occupy the first American League wild-card spot.All of their runs Saturday came on the 20th homer of the season by Jose Bautista with two outs in the eighth inning against Yankees reliever Tyler Clippard.This season has been a struggle for Bautista, who has had two stints on the disabled list that have cost him 42 games.Hes heating up at the right time, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. He has been known to do some things in key spots. I was sitting on the bench with DeMarlo (bench coach Hale) and mentioned that to him (when Bautista batted in the eighth). Right guy, right time, basically.Bautista is showing that he might be a key figure down the September stretch and into O