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George Springer had a two-run homer in the same inning as Toronto (91-68) got a clutch performance from its bullpen.
The win keeps Toronto tied with the New York Yankees atop the AL East, and while New York eked out a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox, the Blue Jays still hold the upper hand, clutching the tiebreaker like a trump card as the regular season winds down.
Toronto Blue Jays fans are in the bargaining phase. After another brutal call against Toronto, fans are convinced the New York-based MLB replay center is against them.
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios was placed on the 15-day injured list on Thursday due to right elbow inflammation.
The Toronto Blue Jays suffer another setback as they try to fend off the New York Yankees in the AL East race.
The Toronto Blue Jays are headed for the MLB playoffs for the third time in four years, but that won't be the limit of their ambitions during the regular season.
For a decade, Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos had navigated big-league life without ever landing on the dreaded injured list. Unfortunately, that streak is over. Toronto has placed Berríos on the injured list with right elbow inflammation, the team announced Thursday afternoon.
Ahead of the series finale, Blue Jays manager John Schneider sent a message to Guerrero regarding his approach at the plate, “He needs to turn it loose. He needs to try to hit some balls hard and not say ‘I need to get a hit.’” (h/t MLB .com’s Keegan Matheson)