With the victory, the Blue Jays are 61-42 overall, which put them percentage points ahead of the Houston Astros in the American League. Toronto also has the second-best record in baseball behind the Milwaukee Brewers, who are percentage points ahead of the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays and Tigers met on Thursday as unlikely front-runners in the American League and gave an intriguing peek at what an October meeting between the two teams might look like.

The Baltimore Orioles tied an obscure record on Tuesday in a blowout 16-4 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays (box score), the first game of a doubleheader. Indeed, the O's became just the fourth team since 1901 to notch five sacrifice flies in a single contest.