KANSAS CITY -- A postseason spot is sitting right in front of the Blue Jays, begging them to reach out and complete the long-obvious formality.

They’re suddenly taking their time, though, dragging this through yet another night and into yet another day. Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium was their fourth in a row. There’s nothing complex about this skid, either. In four games, they’ve scored just three runs.

Once Detroit lost to Atlanta earlier in the day, all Toronto needed to satisfy the mathematics of a postseason spot was a win. Each day, that math grows simpler, but the Blue Jays are making this far more complicated than it needs to be. This isn’t even the meaningful clinch at this point, either.

That’s the American League East, and while the Blue Jays hold a

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