Blue Jays Edge Closer to Wild Card | Toronto Blue Jays News

The Blue Jays fell to .500 after a brutal 1-6 loss to the Royals, now one game behind the Guardians for the final AL wild card spot — but with a tiebreaker in their favor. Spencer Arrighetti’s shaky outing (6 runs, 2 homers in 4⅓ innings) highlights a shaky pitching staff still without Jameson Taillon, possibly forcing the team to experiment with an opener. Defensively, Jesús Sánchez’s costly errors are becoming a liability, especially in close games. But there’s light at the end of the tunnel: Josh Smith is crushing it, hitting his 4th homer in 18 games since joining the team, showing quick adjustments and rising bat speed. The Jays need consistency across the board to claw back into the postseason race. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/274ad9062185d276