The Blue Jays enter the regular season’s final week to clinch the American League East two games up on the New York Yankees with just six games left.
While Toronto is in the driver’s seat — especially since it owns the tiebreaker on the Yankees which effectively means New York is three games behind the Jays —the ride to a division title won’t be a smooth one.
The Yankees have by far the more favourable schedule, playing at home against two last-place division teams in the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles.
Meanwhile, the Jays take on the Red Sox for three home games starting Tuesday, with Boston desperately hanging on to a wild-card spot. Toronto then finishes the season hosting the Tampa Bay Rays, who seem to give the Jays trouble no matter the circumstances.
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