TORONTO — The Yankees began their final road trip of the season with a small chance of clinching a wild-card playoff berth by the end of their first night here in Toronto. It would have required a Yankees victory and the right outcomes in two other games, but the Blue Jays and Ryan Goins thwarted any possibility of a celebration with a combination of power and guile.
The Blue Jays came into Friday’s game in last place in the American League East, but they played as if they were the team fighting for postseason glory. In Toronto’s 8-1 win, Goins hit a grand slam and pulled off a hidden-ball trick to embarrass Todd Frazier.