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Both AL wild-card series keep rolling on Wednesday with two Game 2s, and YB's Jack Dougherty has you covered with best bets for Rays vs. Rangers and Blue Jays vs. Twins.
On Tuesday afternoon, when 27-year-old right-hander Pablo López delivered his first pitch for the Minnesota Twins against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the 2023 AL wild-card series, he was going up against nearly 20 years of hardship in Minnesota Twins’ history.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins short stop Royce Lewis (23) celebrates after hitting a home run in the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during game one of the Wildcard series for the 2023 MLB playoffs at Target Field. | Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Two home runs from Twins rookie ends Minnesota’s long Postseason losing streak
Blue Jays 1 @ Twins 3Before the first game of the 2023 Wild Card, many Blue Jays fans may not have known the name Royce Lewis, but he...
After finishing first in the AL Central with an 87-75 record, the Minnesota Twins will face the Toronto Blue Jays at home to start one of the two AL Wild Card series this week.
The Toronto Blue Jays clinched a spot in the postseason and now it is their time to shine. A player that will be important in terms of offense in the Wildcard game against the Minnesota Twins on October 3rd is Brandon Belt.
The Minnesota Twins will try to end a nearly 19-year-old playoff victory drought when they host the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of an American League wild-card series on Tuesday afternoon in Minneapolis.
The 2023 MLB postseason begins Tuesday, starting with the two AL series in the afternoon. YB's baseball expert Jack Dougherty targets a few best bets for Rays vs. Rangers and Twins vs. Blue Jays.
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY SportsKnow Your Enemy: The Minnesota Twins
Minnesota came out of the abysmal AL Central division, where their 87-75 record was good enough to win the division by nine games. (Not that I, or any other Jays fans, are bitter about playing in baseball’s equivalent of the battle of the Somme every year. Not at all...)
It would be a mistake to think that they’re not a very good baseball team, though. They went 58-52 outside of the division, and they took two of...
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This is, by the legal definition, still the sport of baseball.
— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) October 1, 2023Only barely, but Keegan’s right. There were seeding implications, but neither team was particularly incentivized to win.
It was a weird end to a frustrating regular season. This team is definitely good, but has seemed to play below the sum of its talent pretty regularly. In the end, though, it was enough and now the slate is...
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Well, the playoffs are assured but who the Jays play is not. Also, 90 is such a nice, round number.
Wes Parsons is up to make the start this afternoon. He’s had a decent season with the Bisons, posting a 4.52 ERA in 81 innings. Jay Jackson was DFA’d to make room, which I have to say I don’t like. Jackson’s been valuable this year, and seems like a terrific guy. Hopefully they’re able to find a way to keep him in the organization.
Rays...
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays play their final regular-season game Sunday afternoon with playoff spots secured. The Rays (98-63)
The Toronto Blue Jays are heading back to the postseason for a second-straight year with the Seattle Mariners losing to the Texas Rangers on Saturday evening.
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Thank you Texas Rangers! They won 6-1 in Seattle. The Mariners’ 74th loss tonight officially locks the Jays into at least the third wildcard. The Astros are currently winning 1-0 in Arizona. If they hold on, whether we go to Minneapolis or Tampa for the wildcard series will depend on tomorrow’s results.
Not how we probably imagined clinching a playoff berth, but then the how doesn’t really matter. For the third time in four seasons, the Jays are...
The Miami Marlins are officially playoff bound. The team held it's own destiny going into Saturday and needed a victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates to clinch…
Taylor Walls hit a tiebreaking two-run single in a three-run 10th inning and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5 on Saturday afternoon.
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This one was tough. Ryu didn’t have it, and that forced the bullpen to empty the tank. The Rays had to do the same, but in the end it was Toronto who ran out of options first. After a decent first inning of work, Jordan Hicks fell apart in the tenth. The offence, meanwhile, managed only seven hits.
All year the Blue Jays have run hot and cold. The good periods have never been long enough for them to get comfortable, and the bad patches have never...
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The magic number is one. Win today and the Jays can pack their bags for the wildcard round (though you probably want different clothes in Tampa and Minneapolis this time of year, so they may have to hold off on literally packing).
A loss by either Houston or Seattle would also get it done, but they both play later and it’d be better for the Jays to just do it themselves. By guaranteeing their spot, they could also use tomorrow’s game to set up...
Alejandro Kirk had a home run and three RBIs, Bo Bichette was 4-for-5 with three runs and one RBI, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 11-4 Friday night.
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Magic number currently down to 1!
Blue Jays 11 - Rays 4
In a very loud and fun Rogers Centre, fans were treated to a wonderful offensive explosion this evening, watching their Jays have one of the best showings at home this season. In total, the Jays scored 11 runs on 16 hits over their 8 innings, scoring a run in all but their first and last attempts.
That means that the Jays’ magic number to clinch a postseason birth is down to 1! If the...
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It all comes down to this. The final series of the regular season begins tonight. A win by the Jays and a loss by either Seattle or Houston and their ticket is punched. It’s been a long week, let’s get it locked down now and we can relax a little before the real stress starts next week.
Rays Lineup:
Diaz, DH Ramirez, H, RF Mead, 2B Arozarena, LF Paredes, 1B Caminero, SS Margot, CF Basabe, 3B Pinto, R, C Civale, PBlue Jays Lineup:
Springer,...