The Yankees have now dropped five games in a row and have surrendered the lead of the American League East to the Toronto Blue Jays. While the pitching has been fine, the offense has completely collapsed over the last week, scoring a mere six runs since their last win on August 6. It seems that the Yankees are now pulling out all the stops and are trying to get whatever offensive output they can get from the minor league system now that they plan to call up first base prospect Greg Bird.
The popular Yankees prospect has hit .