Toronto’s Answer Wasn’t Enough to Hold Ground

The Tigers beat the Blue Jays 6-5 on September 14.

Toronto had a chance to strengthen its playoff position, but Detroit took the late swing. The Blue Jays sit at 41.5% on the BaseChaser board.

The Blue Jays struck first, but Detroit flipped the game with 4 runs in the seventh. Max Clark doubled in two, Spencer Torkelson followed with another RBI double, and the Tigers took control.

Toronto answered in the bottom half when Kazuma Okamoto hit a 3-run homer, but Detroit found the final push late.

Kenley Jansen closed it with the save.

What It Means

The Tigers improve to 71-79. The Blue Jays fall to 75-76.

BaseChaser lists Toronto at 41.5% to make the playoffs and Detroit at 1.3%.

Toronto is still in the race, but this one made the margin tighter.

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