TORONTO — Robbie Grossman homered and Max Scherzer threw five-plus shutout innings before leaving with an arm muscle spasm as the Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Tuesday.
The Rangers (80-64) extended their winning streak to four games and leapfrogged the Blue Jays (80-65) in the American League wild-card standings.
Texas moved into sole possession of the second of three wild-card spots and secured the tiebreaker advantage over Toronto if the teams finish the season with identical records.
The Blue Jays' lead over the Seattle Mariners also slipped to just half a game.