The celebration will have to wait at least another day.

Needing a win to clinch a playoff berth, the Blue Jays again struggled at the plate, though unlike a night earlier, didn’t also have trouble keeping the opposing Kansas City Royals off the scoreboard.

Shane Bieber was solid, but would have needed to pitch a shutout for Toronto to win on this night in Kansas City with a Daulton Varsho solo home run the only offence the visitors could muster.

A potential clinch became possible after the flailing Detroit Tigers earlier blew a lead in the ninth against Atlanta, lowering Toronto’s magic number to one. But the bats were all but shut down by Royals starter Noah Cameron and the Royals bullpen in a 2-1 loss.

Combined with the Yankees win over Baltimore, the Jays’ lead over the Bronx Bomber

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