TORONTO – Stop the count and pop the champagne, the Blue Jays are headed to Minneapolis. Toronto clinched its postseason spot late Saturday but saved the champagne celebration for after Game 162, and by then, the chaotic and complicated AL Wild Card race had finally been settled. With Toronto’s loss Sunday, 12-8 to Tampa Bay, and a Houston win, Toronto was bumped back to the final Wild Card spot and No. 6 overall seed in the American League.
That earns the Blue Jays a date with the Twins, beginning today at Target Field. All three games are scheduled for a 4:38 p.m. ET start. Inside the clubhouse, Sunday’s loss felt a million miles away. Plastic draped the walls as players grabbed bottles and cigars. Manager John Schneider stood in the center of the room and delivered a message to the team behind which he’s stood so firmly all season. “Ups and downs, we are right where we should be,” Schneider said. “Let’s take a deep [freaking] run at this.”
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