The magic number for the Blue Jays to clinch a playoff spot stayed the same Wednesday night after Toronto lost to Tampa Bay and the Cleveland Guardians shut out the Detroit Tigers.

Magic numbers

The Jays’ magic number to clinch a playoff berth remains at three. Toronto’s magic number to clinch the AL East also remains at six after the Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins.

One bit of good news for Toronto is that with the Tigers’ loss, the Blue Jays’ magic number drops to six to clinch the best record in the American League, which would give that team home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.

*Magic number is the combination of wins by the Jays and losses by its closest competitor.

** The top two division winners in the league would skip the wild-card round and head straight to t

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