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Race to the playoffs: the Blue Jays, Yankees and Red Sox lost
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Race to the playoffs: the Blue Jays, Yankees and Red Sox lost
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The race in the American East continues to be interesting.

That said, yesterday, it should be noted that all three teams aspiring to finish at the top of the division lost. This favours the Blue Jays, who have a three-game lead over the Yankees and Red Sox… and the tie-breaker against both teams.

The Red Sox were the first to play. They were in Sacramento and lost 5-4. Aroldis Chapman inherited the loss, losing the game by one run.

Is he… human?

For the Yankees, the Bronx club suffered another major setback. After losing 12-2 on Tuesday, it ended 11-1 in favor of the Tigers last night. Not exactly ideal, you say?

In two games against Gleyber Torres' club, it ended 23-3.

And the Blue Jays? The club rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the eighth inning against the Astros. But Jeff Hoffman, who's been on a tear lately, hit the winning home run in the ninth.

It's his 13th of the season in the ninth inning or later.

As a result, the Blue Jays are no longer in first place in the American League: the Tigers are, by half a game. As for the Red Sox and Yankees, they're four games ahead of the Rangers and 2.5 games ahead of Seattle.

It's a tight race, then.

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