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An already brutal week became something more than that Thursday night. Not only did the Blue Jays complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees — that outcome was secured by Toronto's 8-5 victory in front of 36,848 at Rogers Centre — but Clarke Schmidt, one of the Yankees' top pitchers this season, left after three innings with right forearm tightness.

TORONTO — The New York Yankees’ rotation may have taken a hit.