BOSTON -
In a 162-game season that encompassed 1,459 innings, the Blue Jays’ playoff fate was decided a thousand miles away in Atlanta.
While the Blue Jays and the Red Sox were locked in a tooth and nail struggle in the eighth inning at Fenway Park, the lowly Braves put the finishing touches on a 1-0 win over the Detroit Tigers to send the Jays into the American League wild card round against the Baltimore Orioles.
A few minutes later, the Blue Jays held off the Red Sox for a 2-1 win to claim home-field advantage for that Tuesday night game against the Orioles.