Life was easy for the Toronto Blue Jays entering September. Exiting the month, it’s a completely different story.
The Blue Jays’ 5-3 to the Boston Red Sox on Friday night was problematic enough, but when paired with wins from the Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers, the Wild Card race has become an even bigger logjam.
Baltimore now sits in the first Wild Card spot with the Blue Jays trailing one game behind. The Blue Jays hold a 0.5 game lead over the Tigers, but since Detroit has one additional game to play and has tied Toronto in the loss column, the two teams are locked in a near dead heat.