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Jays Staying Loose with Nine Games Left in the Season and a Playoff Spot on the Line
Toronto managed only six hits as Michael Lorenzen allowed five runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
- On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays lost 10-1 to the Detroit Tigers, dropping two games behind the final American League wild-card spot with only 10 games remaining in the regular season.
- Manager John Schneider's bullpen-day strategy faltered when Michael Lorenzen surrendered five runs in the fourth and fifth innings, forcing Toronto to concede the series to the visiting Tigers.
- Infielder Ernie Clement emphasized the need to stay positive, noting "I think you just have to find a way" with 10 games left in the season as every contest becomes critical.
- Toronto rebounded on Wednesday, defeating Detroit 5-1 as outfielder Myles Straw drove in a run, keeping the team's postseason hopes alive during the critical home stand.
- The Blue Jays travel for six games against the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles next, while rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage targets an early-week return to the major-league mound in Baltimore.
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Clement on Blue Jays' wild-card chase: 'Every game's a playoff game at this point'
It wasn’t just that the Toronto Blue Jays lost badly. The timing was bad too. Alejandro Kirk’s RBI single was all the offence Toronto could muster in a 10-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. The defeat put the Blue Jays two games back of Cleveland for the third and final wild-card spot in […]
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