TORONTO – It was feast or famine for the Toronto Blue Jays on their recent road trip that included a record-breaking beatdown of the Colorado Rockies and a series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The first-place team is back home for a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs starting Tuesday night at Rogers Centre ahead of a three-game weekend set against the Texas Rangers.
Toronto leads the American League standings at 69-50 and has a four-game lead on the Boston Red Sox entering play Monday night.
Here’s a look at five Blue Jays storylines to watch with about one-quarter of the season remaining:
BIEBER FEVER
The resurgence of veteran right-hander Max Scherzer and the emergence of southpaw Eric Lauer have given Toronto’s starting rotation more stability.
The team’s five-man crew – w