Toronto Blue Jays' dramatic push for the playoffs falls short
CTV
In a matter of minutes, the final day of the Blue Jays' dramatic 91-win season went from cloud nine to crashing down to earth.
The Blue Jays returned to their clubhouse in a jubilant mood after putting the final touches on a 12-4 victory to sweep the lowly Baltimore Orioles in the regular-season-ending three-game series on Sunday.
But as they glanced up at the various television sets, they saw the bad news playing out. The Boston Red Sox had just gone up 7-5 in Washington against the Nationals.
“You don't ever want your fate in the hands of somebody else,” said Blue Jays outfielder George Springer, who hit a pair of homers, including a grand slam in the third inning to put his team in front 9-1. “But that's just the way it was, is, hoping for the best, but it didn't happen.”
The Blue Jays (91-71) needed a win and a loss from either the Red Sox or New York Yankees to make it to an American League wild-card tiebreaker game on Monday.
