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Wild times: 5 keys to Blue Jays’ clinch
- Updated: October 3, 2016
TORONTO — The Blue Jays didn’t exactly make it look easy but they are going to the postseason once again after officially claiming the top American League Wild Card spot on Sunday afternoon.
Toronto kept it entertaining until the very end by squeaking out a 2-1 victory over divison-rival Boston in the series finale. The Blue Jays took it all the way down to the final day of the regular season but the most relevant thing here is that they are in the postseason.
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The Blue Jays are set to host the Orioles in the AL Wild Card game at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Rogers Centre, which will be televised on Sportsnet (English) and RDS (French) in Canada and TBS in the United States. With such a small margin of error down the stretch, there were several big moments throughout the year that helped Toronto get to where it is today.
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Here’s a look back at the Top 5 moments that changed the season:
Sanchez named to the rotation
Aaron Sanchez became such a valuable member of the starting rotation that it’s easy to forget the move almost never happened. Sanchez arrived in camp without any guarantees and it wasn’t until he blew through four weeks of competition that the club finally announced where he would begin the year. If Sanchez opened the season in the ‘pen, he likely would have remained there and that would have cost Toronto his 192 quality innings as a starter. Without Sanchez’s breakthrough season in the …
