Looking to bolster their lead atop the American League, the visiting Toronto Blue Jays begin their last regular-season series away from home on Friday against the Kansas City Royals.

After dropping consecutive games against the Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto (89-64) saw its lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East shrink to three games after the Yankees blanked the Orioles 7-0 Thursday night.

With a postseason magic number of three, Toronto can smell a return to October baseball after missing out last year. Still, the Blue Jays will need to gain momentum offensively after a pair of losses that saw the team muster just one run across 18 innings.

Aiming to help lead the charge is Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who has enjoyed another stellar offensive year, but is just 3 for his last 20 at the plat

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