Gilberto Celestino

Blue Jays beat Twins 6-1; stay 2 back in AL wild-card race

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teoscar Hernández, Marcus Semien and George Springer homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays held their position in the playoff chase by beating the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Saturday night. Robbie Ray (13-6) scattered three hits in six innings as the Blue Jays ended a three-game slide. Toronto stayed two games behind Boston and New York in the AL wild-card race with seven games remaining. Semien hit his 43rd home run in the sixth for a 3-1 lead. That tied him with Dave Johnson of Atlant

Blue Jays Wild Card Watch: Make-or-break weekend in playoff race

With the Red Sox and Yankees facing off with one another, the Blue Jays need to start taking care of business in Minnesota.

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  Blue Jays beat Twins 6-1; stay 2 back in AL wild-card race

  Associated Press