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Happy Labor Day, America!

We haven’t had a day off since March and have no intention of pulling a Biles/Osaka. Looking for our fifth straight win, we check back with the Blue Jays, who begin a make-or-break series with Yanks in Da Bronx. Toronto’s playoff hopes are on life support, but the Jays have won four in a row and Hyun Jin Ryu (12-8, 3.92 ERA) throws Monday. Ryu comes off a poor start against the lowly O’s up north, but he’s 6-4 on the road, 5-3 in day games this year. The Yanks’ Jameson Taillon (8-5, 4.44 ERA) had a rough month of August, allowing 14 runs over his last 13 ²/₃ innings. Play 20 units on the worthy road-dog Blue Jays.

What a day! First, Botic van de Zandschulp advanced at the U.S. Open. Then, the Mets extended our winning streak by swatting the Nats, 13-6. Amazin’s had 16 hits, none bigger than Kevin Pillar’s grand salami. Down -895 pignatanos.