Streak over, but still in first

Well, the streak is over.

The Blue Jays have now lost a home series, following last night's 3-2 loss to the Yankees. It's not the end of the world, however. The bright part of the loss was Alex Rios hitting another home run. He's slowly heating up which can't come at a better time. But he still has a ways to go. With four home runs, he's got one less than Marco Scutaro, who certainly isn't a masher. Come on, Rios,

The Jays have had a great start, yes, but they've also yet to face Boston or (prior to this last series) New York. Toronto's season will sink or swim based on how it does against tough AL East opponents. The Jays play Boston next week; they'll need to take a couple of those games to keep hanging around the top of the standings.