Loss to Tampa Bay, Houston win drops Jays to no. 3 wild-card after clinching spot on Saturday night
Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates clinching an American League Wild Card series berth, in Toronto on Oct. 1.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.
Toronto will be seeded sixth in the American League and open the best-of-three wild-card series Tuesday at Minnesota. Since the Blue Jays"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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