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With seven weeks left in the season, the New York Yankees are running out of time. They are in last place in the American League East, and even with the expanded wild-card postseason in place, the climb is getting steeper and steeper. And Sunday didn’t help. Jake Burger’s game-ending single capped a five-run, ninth-inning comeback versus Clay Holmes and Tommy Kahnle, giving the Miami Marlins an 8-7 victory in the series finale. “The mountain gets bigger with every loss,” Holmes said. “We have to put together some wins and string them together and get some momentum going.” New York (60-58) led 7-1 in the sixth inning behind ace Gerrit […]