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Is this the end for Gary Sanchez in The Bronx?

He’s lost playing time — again — to Kyle Higashioka and his streaky offense and lapses on defense are getting harder to ignore.

But he hit two big home runs in the series sweep of the Rangers that helped set up an intense final nine-game stretch — beginning with a series opening Friday night in Boston — that will determine whether they can get back to the playoffs.