Toronto Blue Jays on cusp of locking down playoff berth
Posted September 29, 2023 8:32 am.
It’s time to put the champagne on ice at Rogers Centre. The Toronto Blue Jays are on the cusp of locking up a playoff berth.
The Blue Jays can clinch a playoff berth if they beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays tonight and the Seattle Mariners lose to the Texas Rangers.
Toronto shut out the New York Yankees 6-0 on Thursday to remain in sole possession of the second American League wild-card spot.
Toronto is one game ahead of the Houston Astros, who hold the third wild-card spot. The Blue Jays are two games ahead of the Mariners.
Will Blue Jays fans be floating tonight like these balloons and celebrating a post-season berth or will their dreams be popped once again? Jays magic number is 2:Win 2 this wknd & they’re in playoffs. Or win 1 and Houston or Seattle lose 1 and they’re still likely in.GO JAYS GO! pic.twitter.com/95c483lXcz
— carl hanstke (@carlCityNews) September 29, 2023
The Rays have secured the first wild-card spot.
After their three-game series in Toronto, they will return to Florida to host a best-of-three wild-card series starting Tuesday.
The Blue Jays were swept in the wild-card series in 2020 and 2022.
Toronto last won a playoff game in 2016 and last won the World Series in 1993.
