Reliever Spencer Miles will start against the Royals on Wednesday as the Blue Jays turn to their bullpen to replace injured pitcher Shane Bieber. Toronto has lost three of the last four games and enter Wednesday three games back of the final wild card spot. SportsCentre has more on the storylines heading into tonight.
MLB.com Blue Jays Reporter Keegan Matheson joined TSN 1050 to chat about Toronto losing steam in the wild card race and how Nathan Lukes' costly baserunning error against the Royals is symbolic of the team's struggles.
The Guardians stormed back multiple times to outlast the Angels 8-6 in 10 innings. Cleveland improves to 67-66 on the season and have now won six-straight. They are currently a playoff team in the American League and sit just 2.5 games out of first.
Paul Skenes pitched six innings of three-hit ball in a solid rebound by the Pirates' reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, but Michael King allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings in his latest strong start for the Padres.
Pinch-hitter Ryan Waldschmidt hit a game-winning, two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to stun the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Francisco Lindor made a diving catch at shortstop with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on a throwing error in the 10th to lead the New York Mets past the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Cal Raleigh tied a team record with homers in four straight at-bats, George Kirby pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning and Seattle Mariners beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Tristan Peters hit a two-run double off Jacob deGrom during Chicago's six-run first inning, and the White Sox held off the Texas Rangers 11-7 on Tuesday night.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a costly defensive error in the sixth inning that only casts a bigger spotlight on his struggles at the plate. Keegan Matheson joins SportsCentre to discuss a disappointing game for Toronto.
Salvador Perez drove in two runs, Seth Lugo gave up one run in five effective innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to nine games.
Yordan Alvarez went 3 for 5 and lined a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning off Brent Headrick as the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 9-7 on Tuesday night.
Jarren Duran hit a grand slam in the 11th inning, Mickey Gasper had his first career two-homer game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Ozzie Albies singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves defeated Los Angles 4-3 on Tuesday night, snapping the Dodgers' six-game winning streak in a matchup of first-place clubs.
With 30 games left to chase down a wild card spot, the Blue Jays begin a sprint to the finish line tonight against the red-hot Royals, who have won eight games in a row. Toronto turns to Max Scherzer on the mound as they enter the matchup two games back of a playoff spot. SportsCentre has more on the storylines heading into tonight.
Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease had his artwork on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario on Tuesday and fans were able to meet him as he showcased his painting titled, 'Eve of Toronto.' A limited edition collection of merchandise went on sale with proceeds going to charity.
Cal Raleigh crushed three home runs for the first time in his career as the Mariners routed the Phillies to keep pace in the AL wild card race.
Zebby Matthews allowed six hits and one run over seven innings, and Josh Bell drove in three runs as the Twins beat the Athletics.
Parker Messick pitched six innings of one-run ball and Austin Hedges hit a two-run homer as the Guardians earned a victory over the Angels. Cleveland won its fifth straight and pulled within 2 1/2 games of the first-place White Sox in the AL Central.
Michael Conforto and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, and Kevin Gausman gave up just three hits over seven innings as the Cubs beat the Diamondbacks. The Cubs moved to 5 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL Central lead.
Jonathan Aranda homered and Drew Rasmussen gave up three hits in six strong innings as the Rays beat the slumping Tigers. Detroit now has lost six straight and nine of 10 to fall behind in the race for the final AL wild card.
Mickey Gasper had two hits and walked twice, and Anthony Seigler hit a go-ahead triple in the ninth inning as Boston beat Miami Marlins. The Red Sox have now won their fourth straight.
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