"Nobody said it was going to be easy. And besides, easy is boring. Easy doesn't have you clawing at the edges of your seat watching Jeff Hoffman walk a pair of Tampa Bay Rays batters in the top of the ninth of a two run game, only to see the Jays closer lock it down a few batters later and give the Blue Jays their 92nd win of the year."
"That's how Friday night's contest ended, with the tying runs in scoring position, the go-ahead run at the plate and Hoffman, who's had a Jekyll and Hyde season, coming through to get the always dangerous Yandy Diaz to ground out to end the ball game. The fans at Rogers Centre and the millions watching (well maybe not that many since the game aired on Apple TV+) breathed a sigh of relief as Toronto matched their highest win total since 2022, with still two games to play."
"But in order for that to become reality, they not only need to win on Saturday against the pesky Rays, but they will need some help from one division rival against another division rival. The Blue Jays Magic Number to clinch is two - so if the Baltimore Orioles can defeat the New York Yankees, it would lock up the AL East for Toronto."
Jeff Hoffman walked two batters in the ninth of a two-run game but later induced Yandy Diaz to ground out, securing Toronto's 92nd win. Fans at Rogers Centre and viewers breathed a sigh of relief as Toronto matched their highest win total since 2022 with two games left. The AL East could be decided over the final two contests or as soon as Saturday. The Blue Jays need a win Saturday and for the Orioles to beat the Yankees to clinch the division and potentially claim the top AL seed for the first time since 1993.
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