The AL East-leading Blue Jays extended their lead to four games over the Yankees with their 11th straight home win at Rogers Centre - five of those at the Yanks' expense.

The Blue Jays are making bold moves with the AL wide open, riding momentum and gearing up for a crucial Yankees series.

Neil Paine dug into the data to break down the first-half's luckiest and unluckiest teams in baseball, plus some teams to buy low on now.

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The Yankees can’t say they’re interested in trading for the Diamondbacks’ Eugenio Suarez — that would be tampering — but manager Aaron Boone admitted he’s paying attention a scorching-hot right-handed slugger who led the National League with 35 homers and 85 RBIs through Sunday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have several players that the New York Yankees are interested in picking up, ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

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According to MLB Network analyst Jon Morosi, Stephen's stock is on the rise within the organization. Morosi notes that Stephen's newest offering, a splitter has allowed him to put up a sterling 1.75 ERA in his 87.2 innings of work across multiple minor league levels.