"The Toronto Blue Jays will be playing playoff baseball in 2025. That's really the only good news that has come out of the last week as the Blue Jays have done nothing well and nothing right has gone their way in the last three series. Toronto is a combined 3-6 over their last nine games, and have lost a five game lead in the AL East to the New York Yankees who have gotten hot, and stayed hot when the pressure is at an all-time high."
"The latest example is catcher Alejandro Kirk trying to destroy his helmet after the Blue Jays 7-1 loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday night. Kirk hit what should have been a two-out single, but got thrown out at first from right field to end the game. It perfectly encapsulates how nothing is going right for Toronto right now. Outside of the Blue Jays being on the receiving end of several blown calls by umpires and replay reviews, the baseball Gods are also tormenting Toronto."
"All of that has led to Toronto entering Thursday's game "tied" with the Yankees for the AL East lead. The saving grace is that Toronto holds the tie-breaker, so the Yankees still have to play one game better than Toronto to clinch the AL East. The Magic Number is still at four, with four games remaining. If the Blue Jays match the Yankees record over the final four games, they are in. They control their fate, they"
The Blue Jays will play in the 2025 playoffs but have struggled recently, going 3-6 over nine games and surrendering a five-game AL East lead to the Yankees. Players normally composed are visibly frustrated, exemplified by catcher Alejandro Kirk angrily destroying his helmet after being thrown out to end a 7-1 loss. Toronto has suffered from blown calls, replay review setbacks, and odd luck, including an xBA advantage that did not translate into runs against the Red Sox. The team is effectively tied with New York but holds the tiebreaker and has a Magic Number of four with four games remaining.
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