Rainfall signals Yankees’ downfall vs. Jays

NEW YORK — As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. But sometimes, it keeps pouring even after the rain has stopped.

In a slogging affair that featured a 42-minute rain delay, the Yankees allowed 15 hits to lose, 12-6, to the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, relinquishing a six-run lead and dropping to 5 1/2 games back of an American League Wild Card spot.

“This is a baseball game,” said reliever Anthony Swarzak, who allowed four runs in the sixth inning. “You throw the ball, people hit the ball. Sometimes they catch it, sometimes they don’t. It was unfortunate tonight that it all kind of happens at once. It looks terrible and it ruins a great start by [Michael] Pineda. When guys throw up six runs, it’s 6-0 going into the sixth inning, there’s no doubt you should win that ballgame.”

Swarzak said that his main issue was control, as he left two bad pitches over the plate and Troy Tulowitzki and Russell Martin took advantage, mashing back-to-back home runs. Fittingly enough, though, Swarzak was only in the game because of something that was out of everyone’s control.

Pineda cruised through the first five innings of the game, giving up just …

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