The Blue Jays could not have gotten off to a better start against the Yankees on July 2. Toronto racked up five runs before recording an out, thanks to an RBI double from Alejandro Kirk and a three-run home run from Addison Barger. Later in the first inning, Davis Schneider hit a two-run home run, the first of two homers for Schneider in the game.
The Red Sox entered the night 1.5 games up in the Wild Card standings and found themselves down 1.0 runs in the middle innings... and they recovered, thanks to a Jarren Duran homer that put them up 4-3 and set them on the path to victory. Once they hit the eighth inning, the dam broke - seven runs! - and shit was no longer close, but then it was, but then it was over, and the Sox won. And there was much rejoicing.
September 5 - Kyle Teel went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox outlasted the Minnesota Twins 11-8 on Thursday night in Minneapolis. Colson Montgomery homered and drove in three for Chicago (53-88), which completed a four-game sweep and won its season-high fifth game in a row. Curtis Mead doubled twice and drove in a pair.