That means the earliest the Jays can clinch is Saturday.
It’s been a foregone conclusion for almost a month that the Jays would make the playoffs. But considering the Jays’ playoff hopes virtually ended before the trade deadline last year and the team was eliminated on the last day of the 2021 regular season, it’s still something to celebrate.
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Cleveland has won seven straight to close within 3 1/2 games of the AL Central-leading Tigers with a little more than a week left in the regular season. The teams are scheduled to play each other three more times Sept. 23-25.
Detroit has lost six of its last seven games and 15 of 22, turning an 11 1/2-game cushion into a lead that isn’t comfortable.
Despite their loss, the Tigers did get a bit of good news with the return of ace Tarik Skubal. Returning from an injury scare last week, Skubal gave up one run, seven hits and struck out nine over six innings.
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Magic numbers
The Jays’ magic number to clinch a playoff berth remains at three. Any combination of º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøwins and Cleveland losses adding up to three would give the Jays a playoff berth.
Their magic number to clinch the AL East also remains at six with the Yankees shutting out Baltimore on Thursday night 7-0.Â
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