On Friday, the Bombers returned to the grassy confines of Yankee Stadium. They didn’t leave their sloppiness in Canada, though, as they committed two errors in a loss to the Phillies.

It hasn’t been easy for the Yankees since the All-Star break. They split the first six games, and they left Toronto on Wednesday with a bad taste in their mouths because they didn’t gain any ground on the first-place Blue Jays in the American League East race.

The New York Yankees activate reliever Yerry De Los Santos from the IL ahead of Phillies matchup as bullpen issues continue to raise urgency.

The second-place Yankees open a three-game series Monday against the AL East-leading Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

The Yankees have had far too many innings this season that resemble the calamitous fifth inning of last year's Game 5 against the Dodgers in the World Series.

With only six days to go until Thursday's deadline, Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez has emerged as the top projected target for the Yankees -- which makes sense, considering he has 36 home runs, only one fewer than New York superstar Aaron Judge.

Tempers flared in Wednesday night's top of the seventh at Rogers Centre, when the Yankees protested a called third strike against Anthony Volpe.

The Yankees have fallen from a -1,100 favorite to win the AL East due to a surging Toronto squad that has won 19 of its last 24 games.