Toronto Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider reacted after his staff received a key collection in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon.
The Blue Jays misplaced 6-1 within the collection opener on Tuesday, however bounced again in a giant approach with a dominant 11-0 win within the second recreation on Wednesday after which a clutch 6-3 victory on Thursday.
With the victory, the Blue Jays improved to 70-71 on the season and are simply 0.5 GB of the Guardians for the third and remaining American League Wild Card spot.
Crucially, additionally they received the season collection in opposition to the Guardians, that means they’ve the tiebreaker within the occasion each groups are tied for the ultimate Wild Card spot on the season’s finish.
John Schneider Reacts
Chatting with reporters following the Blue Jays’ large win on Thursday in opposition to Cleveland, Schneider shared his response to Toronto selecting up an enormous win over a Wild Card rival.
“We had a tricky first recreation right here, then I beloved the way in which we bounced again. They’re a very good staff and it’s all the time scrappy, it’s all the time powerful all the way in which right down to the top. I feel it units us as much as attempt to do it once more (this weekend in opposition to the Royals) in Kansas Metropolis. I like the way in which we’re taking part in proper now,” Schneider stated (by way of MLB.com).
Blue Jays Already Shifting On to Subsequent Process
The Blue Jays now head to Kansas Metropolis and can look to handle the Royals on the street after they misplaced a collection at house final week.
“It’s good to win this collection (in opposition to Cleveland), however we’ve bought to show the web page and attempt to do it once more in opposition to a staff that simply performed us actually powerful at house. Daily is a brand new problem. You’ve bought to take the great from this collection, transfer on and attempt to stack some extra good days collectively,” Schneider stated.
Proper now, Toronto is tied with the Texas Rangers at 0.5 GB of the Guardians, however the Rangers have the tiebreaker in opposition to the Blue Jays, that means each win is vital for Toronto proper now, so a collection win in KC is essential.
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