For much of the season, it appeared that the Toronto Blue Jays would not have a chance to repeat as American League champions, as they were 10 games under .500 as recently as July 28 and were sellers at the Aug. 3 trade deadline. However, the club has gone 13-6 over its last 19 contests and is firmly in the playoff picture as it enters Wednesday just one-half game out of the third AL Wild Card spot. Make your MLB picks at BetMGM Sportsbook and get up to $1,500 in bonus bets if your first bet loses: The Blue Jays (62-65) continue their surge toward a postseason berth when they visit the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays (75-50) at 6:40 p.m.
ET on Wednesday for the middle contest of their three-game series at Tropicana Field in St. Toronto was swept in its first set at Tampa Bay this year and won just two of its 10 overall contests against the Rays before rolling to a 10-5 victory in Tuesday's opener. With the win, the Blue Jays kept pace with the Texas Rangers, who lead a race for the final AL Wild Card spot, which features seven teams that are separated by just three games.
Toronto has not lost consecutive contests since enduring a four-game losing streak from July 19-22 that included three home losses against Tampa Bay. The Rays are seeking their fifth division title in franchise history and first since 2021. Tuesday's defeat, which was their fourth in five outings, reduced their lead over the New York Yankees to five games.
Nine more games are on Wednesday evening's MLB schedule, including the middle contest of the three-game set between the Seattle Mariners (59-67) and major league-best Milwaukee Brewers (78-48) at 7:40 p.m. ET at American Family Field. The Brewers matched the modern-era record for the largest shutout in the opener as they demolished the Mariners 22-0.
Milwaukee carried a 1-0 lead into the fifth before scoring at least five runs in three of its final four innings, sending Seattle to its eighth loss in 11 contests and pushing the club three games back in the battle for the third AL Wild Card. Bet on Wednesday's MLB games with the FanDuel promo code and get up to $1,000 in Bet Resets when you bet $5 for 5 days: The Baltimore Orioles (61-65) attempt to even their three-game series at one win apiece against the Yankees (70-55) when the AL East rivals meet at 6:35 p.m. Baltimore dropped a 3-1 decision in the opener to fall one game behind third-place Texas in the Wild Card standings.
New York, which occupies the first Wild Card spot, is 6-2 in the season series. The National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers (76-51) look to complete a three-game sweep when they visit Coors Field in Denver to take on the Colorado Rockies (50-76) at 8:40 p.m. Los Angeles lost three of four against Milwaukee this past weekend but cruised to an 11-5 victory in the series opener and withstood a late comeback attempt to edge Colorado 7-6 on Tuesday.
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