Minus a sweep of the Bo Sox and Mets sweeping the Yanks, putting the Jays up by 6.5, that series Monday to Wed is massive. Never count the Yanks out.
My first true understanding of choking in pro sports was as an 11 year old in 1987. Flames coming off a Stanley Cup appearance, then dominated the regular season and then lose to the Jets in R1. Then in the fall, the Jays have a 3.5 game lead with a week to go and lost 5 straight to lose the division to the Tigers on the last day.
Positivity though. A Jays series win here and a Mets series win has the Jays 5.5 ahead at least going into that series. Tanaka got knocked around last night too, which is rare for him.
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