As the Toronto Blue Jays sit 5.5 games out of a wild-card spot with 8.1 percent playoff odds, there’s been a great deal of finger-pointing in recent weeks.
Following an excellent first 9-2 homestand in Toronto, the team is just 5-9 and its continued inability to win close games is a wound that’s being continually salted. The club’s Pythagorean Winning Percentage sits at .591, the fourth-best in franchise history, but when things get tight the Blue Jays seem to fall apart.
Their 9-14 record in one-run games is rough, and their 2-9 mark in extra innings is even worse.