Lost in all of the excitement surrounding the Toronto Blue Jays trade acquisitions made at the deadline had been the fact that the Blue Jays have actually been in a bit of a slump. With Sunday’s gut-wrenching loss to the Kansas City Royals in extra innings, Toronto has lost consecutive series for the first time since the beginning of May when they fell to the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays in back-to-back matchups.
Nevertheless, despite their recent skid, the Blue Jays (65-48) currently still maintain a healthy three-game lead over the second-place Boston Red Sox in the AL East.