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6 articles about 5 events for “Blue Jays Wild Card Struggles” from Toronto Star.
“It hasn’t been pretty down in Texas, and the Blue Jays may have reached the point in their season where they not only can’t afford to lose but are also going to need a whole lot of help to sneak into the final wild-card spot in the American League.”
“The Chicago White Sox earned a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers to move three games ahead of the Jays for the third and final American League wild card.”
“The Blue Jays briefly held the final wild-card spot earlier this month but a recent stretch of seven losses in nine games sealed their fate.”
“The Blue Jays appeared to be good and cooked in late July, sitting 10 games under .500, but they rallied to momentarily take over the final wild-card position in the American League.”
“Over those 32 days, the Jays went 18-11 and vaulted over five teams in the wild-card race, moving to one game out of a playoff spot.”
“It’s something the Jays hope to avoid this season, but following a 3-6 stretch, they entered Thursday’s off-day trailing the Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2 games for the final American League wild-card berth.”