On The Athletic's latest big board of the Top 40 trade candidates, Boston Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito was ranked 36th out of them all. The Blue Jays were considered a fit.

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the streaking Blue Jays sweep the Yankees and take over the AL East, Brandon Woodruff has a triumphant return to the majors, the Mariners’ pitching staff is historically-stingy, Eury Pérez provides hope for the Marlins, and the Nationals hit the reset button.

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The Toronto Blue Jays went on a 10-game winning streak and ended up taking first place in the American League East away from the New York Yankees. They now lead by 2 1/2 games. Everything has been clicking lately for Toronto. However, they have some needs to address.

The Toronto Blue Jays recently completed a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees, ascending to first place in the AL East in the process.

The New York Yankees were down 3-0 in their series with the Toronto Blue Jays heading into the fourth and final game of this series, and have now lost the serie

The way that things have been going for the Blue Jays, anyone who puts on a royal blue uniform right now will reap the benefits of their winning formula.

For the first time since April 13, the Yankees are no longer in sole possession of first place in the division, now tied with the Blue Jays after dropping a third straight game to them, this one a crushing 11-9 loss at Rogers Centre. The game seemed all but over after the first inning, when Will Warren dug them a 7-0 hole that soon became 8-0.

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The Yankees could turn to the young outfielder to boost their fading fortunes in the American League postseason picture.

After being taunted with a broom, Michael Kay dropped a hammer. Kay, the Yankees’ play-by-play voice on YES Network and a talk-show host on ESPN radio, reacted Sunday to being called out by Jamie Campbell of Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto after the Blue Jays swept a four-game series from the spiraling Yankees to overtake first place in the AL East.