Blue Jays magic number countdown: º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøloss stalls playoff drive
The magic number forÌýthe Blue JaysÌýto clinch a spot in the playoffs remained at three after º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍølost to Tampa Bay and Cleveland shut out Detroit.
The magic number for the Blue Jays to clinch a playoff spot stayed the same Wednesday night after º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍølost to Tampa Bay and the Cleveland Guardians shut out the Detroit Tigers.
Rays outfielderÌýChandler Simpson stole a three-run home run from Alejandro Kirk, whileÌýIan Seymour held º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøscoreless through seven innings.
Magic numbers
The Jays’ magic number to clinch a playoff berth remains at three. Toronto’s magic number to clinch the AL East also remains at six after the Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins.
One bit of good news for º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøis that with the Tigers’ loss, the Blue Jays’ magic number drops to six to clinch the best record in the American League, which would give that team home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.Ìý
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*Magic number is the combination of wins by the Jays and losses by its closest competitor.Ìý
**The top two division winners in the league would skip the wild-card round and head straight to the division series.ÌýÌý
AL standings snapshot
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍø(89-63) has a four-game lead over both Detroit (85-67) and the Yankees (85-67) in the league standings.
Because the Jays hold the tiebreaker over both teams, º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøin reality has a five-game lead over both Detroit and New York.
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