TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays warmed up for the playoffs Sunday with a matchup that meant little on the field but had an impact on post-season seeding.
Tampa Bay outscored Toronto 12-8 at Rogers Centre in a game that had a pre-season feel with several regulars out of the lineup.
"You definitely want to feel the burn of that champagne in the eyes," said Toronto outfielder Kevin Kiermaier."That's one of the best feelings. This is what you play for." The fourth-seeded Rays, who clinched a wild-card spot earlier in the week, will host Texas in the wild-card round. The Rangers dropped a 1-0 decision to Seattle in their finale."It's been proven that it doesn't matter what seed you are," said Blue Jays manager John Schneider."It just depends on how you're playing at the time."
"He always comes out in those big spots," said Toronto reliever Jordan Romano."So that's really big for us."
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