All of the sudden, the American League East has flatlined. Only the Boston Red Sox (6-4) are over .500 in their last 10 games. The Blue Jays have stayed down the middle with a 5-5 record while the Baltimore Orioles (4-6) now sit one game back.
Following a convincing 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in their most recent series, the Blue Jays then fell flat and lost the nest two. Last night in the finale, Jered Weaver — one of baseball’s least effective starting pitchers by a variety of measurements — shut down the Jays bats almost entirely.