Today is the first off-day for the Yankees in three weeks. The last one came on the heels of a west coast trip that saw them extend their winning streak to 13 games, lose four in a row, and then salvage the final game thanks to a 15-strikeout performance by Gerrit Cole.
On the morning of that last off-day, September 2, the Yankees were 77-56 (.571, 93-win pace) and two games up on the Red Sox for the first Wild Card spot (three in the loss column). The Blue Jays were 6.5 games behind (six in the loss column).