TORONTO — Missed opportunities proved costly for the Blue Jays in a 5-4 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday that delivered another blow to Toronto's wild-card chances.
Down by two in the ninth inning, Toronto loaded the bases with nobody out but could only get one run across.
Kyle Finnegan got cleanup hitter Danny Jansen to pop up with runners in scoring position to end it as the Blue Jays fell 3 1/2 games out of a playoff spot.
"You get the dudes up that you want and it didn't work out," said Toronto manager John Schneider.