Division leaders with diminishing leads clash Tuesday night when the Houston Astros visit the Toronto Blue Jays for the opener of a three-game series.

Both teams had a game trimmed from their leads with losses on Sunday.

The Blue Jays (82-61) dropped the deciding game of their three-game series with the second-place New York Yankees 4-3 on Sunday to see their lead in the American League East shrink to two games.

The Astros (78-66) lost 4-2 to the Texas Rangers in the deciding game of a three-games series that cut their lead in the AL West to 2 1/2 games over the Seattle Mariners.

The Blue Jays are returning from a 3-3 road trip to play their next six games at home with their fate in their own hands. They own the tiebreaker with the Yankees after winning the season series 8-5 against Ne

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