After being dominated in the first game of the series against the Guardians, how important are the next two contests for aces Dylan Cease and Jose Soriano for Toronto to stay in the wild card hunt? MLB.com Blue Jays reporter Keegan Matheson has more,
Gavin Williams struck out a career-high 13 and allowed just two singles in seven innings, leading the Guardians to a win over the Blue Jays in a matchup of teams in the thick of the AL wild-card race. Patrick Bailey, rookie Angel Genao and Angel Martinez all hit two-run homers for Cleveland, who is 11-4 since Aug. 12.
TSN Baseball analyst Liz Benn and MLB.com's Keegan Matheson join SportsCentre to discuss how the Blue Jays stack up against the Guardians, their confidence level that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will turn things around in this final stretch, and who could be an X-factor for Toronto in this pivotal series.
With the sweep over the Mariners on the weekend, the Jays are now within a game and a half of the Cleveland Guardians (69-68) for the final AL wild-card spot. The Guardians are playing excellent baseball right now, and have won eight of their past 10 games. The Jays have won three straight, so both teams are ready for this big series.
Trevor Story walks it off for the Red Sox in the 10th inning after Seattle walked the two batters before him intentionally.
Alex Bregman clubs a trio of dingers in the Cubs' nine home run night against the Brewers.
Ketel Marte hears it from crowd in return to Diamondbacks two weeks after he failed to show up for a game in Boston.
Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle pulls off the most wholesome out of the season by bear hugging Seattle Mariners' Dominic Canzone in the third inning.
Padres fan just misses out on a foul ball souvenir.
Vaughn Grissom drove in four runs, rookie Walbert Ureña pitched seven strong innings and the Angels ended a seven-game losing streak with a 10-1 victory over the sloppy Yankees on Monday night.
Bryson Stott hit a homer, Aaron Nola provided another solid start on the mound and the Phillies finished a torrid August with a 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Monday night. Three-time All-Star Ketel Marte made his return for the Diamondbacks, two weeks after he failed to show up for a game in Boston. He was the designated hitter, batted cleanup and was 1 for 3 at the plate with a single and a walk.
Alex Bregman hit three of Chicago's franchise-record nine home runs and the Cubs wrapped up their August power display with a 17-3 blowout of the Brewers on Monday night.
Trevor Story drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded single in the 10th inning after Seattle walked the two batters before him intentionally, lifting the Red Sox to a 9-8 comeback victory over the Mariners on Monday night.
Jacob deGrom allowed a second-inning single in seven shutout innings while bouncing back from one of his worst major league starts, and the Rangers beat the Athletics 8-1 on Monday night.
Robert Stock pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win in seven years, Mark Vientos homered in his return from the injured list and the Mets beat the Rays 3-2 on Monday night.
The Blue Jays sit 1.5 games back of the Guardians for the final wildcard spot in the American League, Keegan Matheson and Liz Benn dive into how Toronto has been able to stay in the playoff race, and if they believe the Jays can go on a run to make the postseason.
Rookie Sal Stewart homered for the third straight game to help offset two more home runs by Pete Crow-Armstrong, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday night after rain delayed the start 25 minutes.
Juriensly de WIndt hit a bases clearing double in the fifth inning to seal it for Curaçao, who join Japan as the only teams in the LLWS history to win a title with the country's name on their uniform.
Tyler Glasnow gave up two hits and one run in seven innings and Freddie Freeman scored three runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Sunday.
Jonny DeLuca hit a two-out, two-run homer off Mason Miller to tie it in the ninth inning and Jorge Mateo singled in the winning run in the 11th as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep.
Austin Wells homered twice in a nine-run eighth inning, Heliot Ramos hit a three-run homer in the fifth and the New York Yankees widened their lead in the AL wild-card race and clinched the season series against the Boston Red Sox with a 16-1 victory on Sunday.
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