Magic Number update: Blue Jays regroup and show themselves the "sky is not falling"

"His sixth inning grand slam gave the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead in a game they desperately needed to win. It was a huge response to the previous two games in which they failed to come up with a clutch hit over and over again, dropping two games to the Red Sox and allowing the Yankees to tie them for the top spot in the AL East."

"So as the team responded, and picked up the win, it became an even bigger deal following the outcome in New York. The Yankees beat the White Sox for their fifth straight win and remain tied with the Blue Jays with identical 91-68 records with just three games to go in the regular season. That means Toronto can't potentially clinch until Saturday as the Magic Number is down to three."

Daulton Varsho delivered a sixth-inning grand slam that gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-0 lead in a desperately needed win. Varsho had produced numerous highlight catches previously, but this swing provided a clutch offensive answer after consecutive games with missed opportunities. The blast served as a response to Manager John Schneider's insistence that "the sky is not falling" and his call for the team to play loose. The Yankees' fifth straight win left both teams tied at 91-68 with three regular-season games remaining and a Magic Number of three. Toronto begins a series against the Tampa Bay Rays while the Yankees finish against the Baltimore Orioles, and Toronto holds the tiebreaker.

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