TORONTO – The way it’s going for Yankees’ fans, the oft-repeated baseball axiom “there’s always the next day” would seem to run afoul of the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Constitution.

After Aaron Judge's titanic home run in the top of the eighth inning completed a remarkable comeback from the eight-run deficit his team faced after three innings Wednesday night, Devin Williams’ wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the eighth brought in George Springer, helping send the Yankees to an 11-9 loss to the Blue Jays in front of 35,985 at Rogers Centre.

A third straight loss for the Yankees (48-38) – and their 13th defeat in their last 19 games – dropped them into a first-place tie with Toronto atop the American League East.

“We’ve got to play better, that’s what it comes down to,” said Judge, who went 3-for-4, including his 31st homer. “It’s not concerning. We’re not concerned about what’s going on around us. We have to control what we do in this room and what we do on the field. We’re not getting the job done right now.”

Williams, who has thrown well since late April, walked Springer, who went 3-for-4 with seven RBIs on Tuesday night, with one out. With Vlad Guerrero Jr. up, Springer stole second and Guerrero was intentionally walked.

“That’s not my decision,” Williams said of the call, which did make sense considering Guerrero’s career .896 OPS against the Yankees.

Alejandro Kirk’s deep flyout to center allowed the runners to tag up. That proved critical as Williams, with Addison Barger up, spiked a first-pitch changeup that brought in Springer. Barger laced an RBI single to left to make it 11-9.

“That’s on me,” catcher Ben Rice said of the wild pitch. “I have to find a way to keep it in front.”

Said Williams: “I have to make a better pitch. That’s not the easiest one to block for Ben.”

Jeff Hoffman retired the first two batters of the ninth before Trent Grisham singled. Rice, who hit the ball hard all night, popped out to first, leaving Judge on deck and earning Hoffman his 20th save in 24 chances.

It had been a stirring comeback until the events from the bottom of the eighth. Rice preceded Judge’s blast with a one-out walk and it seemed a sure thing Blue Jays manager John Schneider, who intentionally walked Judge for the fourth time earlier in the game – and in a similar situation Tuesday night – would free-pass the rightfielder again.

Schneider did not and Judge obliterated Yimi Garcia’s 2-and-2 sweeper into an area of seats in this cavernous ballpark that rarely sees baseballs, to tie it 9-9. Judge, 3-for-12 with five strikeouts entering the night against Garcia, was not surprised.

“Yimi’s had my number for years,” Judge said. “I would have had him pitch against me, too.”

The first two games of this four-game series saw bullpen meltdowns from the Yankees, but rookie righthander Will Warren put that storyline aside early as he allowed seven first-inning runs. It was 8-0 through three.

The Blue Jays, one of the best teams in the majors at making contact, saw their first five hitters reach against Warren in the first, the last of those, Barger, hitting a three-run homer that made it 5-0. After retiring Ernie Clement, Warren walked Will Wagner, then allowed a two-run homer to Davis Schneider that made it 7-0 (Schneider’s homer off Tim Hill in the seventh made it 9-7).

Warren allowed eight runs and 10 hits – the former tying a career-high and the latter establishing a career-high – over four innings.

“They did a good job of putting the ball in play,” said Warren, whose season ERA climbed to 5.02 but who overall has pitched better than that number suggests. “I didn’t execute some pitches…and they made me pay for it.”

The Yankees scored six runs in the fifth against Jose Berrios, who typically melts in the Yankees’ presence, to get back in it. The big blow was the first home run by Giancarlo Stanton since coming off the injured list on June 16, his three-run shot making it 8-6.

Berrios, who came in 4-8 with a 4.89 ERA in 15 career starts against the Yankees, allowed six runs and nine hits over 4 1/3 innings.

“Obviously, it’s never fun losing three in a row, especially to a division opponent, but our guys competed their ass off and battled and never got down or deflated,” Aaron Boone said. “Pleased with the effort and hopefully that’s something that can springboard us a little bit going into tomorrow and the rest of the week.”