For a season that is down to 17 remaining games, the Blue Jays still have plenty of business to take care of beyond the present task of earning the best possible playoff position.

Top of mind (and discussion) is locking up the American League East title for the first time since 2015.

Then there is gaining one of the top two seeds in the AL to, at all costs, avoid the wild-card round that has been so humiliating in their three most recent playoff appearances.

But perhaps most importantly, is the concept of playing better and more consistently to charge into the post-season with some tangible momentum.

A gutting 3-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday night at the Rogers Centre was the latest evidence of uneven play through a 40-game stretch in which the Jays are 20-20, even if it ca

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