Yankees Take Big Papi’s Stadium Finale

By RONALD BLUM   AP Baseball Writer
 
 
NEW YORK (AP) _ The Yankees spent most of the season trying to overcome an awful April. Even with a youth movement that produced a second-half spurt, the gap was too much.
The Yankees were eliminated from playoff contention despite a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night that completed a three-game sweep of the AL East champions.
New York was in the bottom of the seventh inning when Baltimore’s 4-0 victory at Toronto k