This is not a good time for the Toronto Blue Jays to start slumping but they are and now trail the New York Yankees by 2 games for the last spot in the AL Wild Card. Toronto will turn to their ace and AL Cy Young candidate, lefty Robbie Ray, to right the ship in Minnesota, where the Twins have won the first 2 games of their 4-game set. Ray has been delivering all year. He is 12-6 with a 2.72 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and leads the AL in strikeouts, with 238. Minnesota will counter with John Gant. Gant is upside down, at 5-9, with a 3.76 ERA, a 1.45 WHIP, and the Twins are 1-4 in his last 5 starts. The Jays’ potent offense mustered just 4 runs during their 3-game skid so they are due.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS