Overview
- Toronto beat Kansas City 8-5 to secure the American League’s first postseason spot and improve to an AL-best 90-66, with the Yankees remaining two games back after a 7-1 win in Baltimore.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andrés Giménez drove in two runs each for the Blue Jays, and Jeff Hoffman recorded his 32nd save.
- Toronto enters the final week with rotation and bullpen concerns, including Max Scherzer’s recent seven-run start, José Berríos shifting toward relief, and Chris Bassitt on the injured list.
- Cincinnati completed a four-game sweep of the Cubs with a 1-0 win and is now tied with the Mets at 80-76 for the NL’s final wild-card spot, with the Reds holding the head-to-head tiebreaker after New York’s 3-2 loss to Washington.
- The Cubs have already clinched a postseason berth, Cleveland’s surge has them in the AL wild-card mix despite a Sunday loss, Tampa Bay has been eliminated, and Boston is tied with Houston for the second AL wild-card position.