Flight Deck

Despite dropping two of three to the Yankees this week, the Blue Jays enter their end-of-season weekend series with the Rays in control of their own destiny.

We talked about the series with New York, the back-to-back shutouts, Jordan Romano taking another loss, Matt Chapman ending his home run drought, and Chris Bassitt reaching 200 innings for the first time in his career. 

After that, we took a look around the American League and ahead to all of this weekend's different post-season clinching scenarios. Here's what it comes down to — just win, baby.

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The Toronto Blue Jays won a series at The Trop. I repeat, The Toronto Blue Jays won a series at The Trop.

We talked about this weekend's set in Tampa Bay with the Rays, George Springer's huge performance, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finding his power. We also talked about Jordan Romano's blown save and why it isn't a cause for concern.

After that, we took a look around the American League Playoff picture and ahead to this week's series with the New York Yankees. 

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After sweeping the Boston Red Sox last weekend, the Blue Jays took care of business against another AL East basement team by winning two of three at Yankee Stadium.

We talked about the series in New York, Bo Bichette turning things around at the plate, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s knee injury, and Gerrit Cole's pursuit of the first Cy Young Award of his career. We also talked about Mitch White's strong pitching in Triple-A and the latest update on Alek Manoah.

After that, we took a look at the out-of-town scoreboard and the standings before previewing this weekend's series with the Rays at The Trop. 

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What a rollercoaster ride of a week.

The Blue Jays saw their playoff odds cut in half after being swept at home by the Texas Rangers but a weekend sweep of the Boston Red Sox plus a nearly perfect slate on the out-of-town scoreboard have them right back in the second wild-card position.

We talked about the series against Boston, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finding his power swing, and the excellence of the team's pitching and defence. After that, we took a look around the American League playoff picture and ahead to this week's series at Yankee Stadium.

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It's hard to imagine a series being worse than what we just witnessed.

The Texas Rangers rolled into town in the midst of their worst stretch of the season and still managed to buckle down and hammer the Blue Jays in all four games.

We talked about Toronto's listless performance, how their star players simply didn't show up for this series, the pitching being burnt out from having thrown so many high-stress innings, and the low attendance and the booing from the crowd. 

After that, we looked around the American League and ahead to this week's series with the Boston Red Sox.

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The Blue Jays pulled off a sweep of the Royals this weekend and ultimately ended their 15-game stretch against sub-.500 teams with a 10-5 record. 

We talked about the series with Kansas City, how the Blue Jays managed to capitalize and score runs in some strange ways this weekend, and why we feel good about this battle-tested team going into a series with a playoff atmosphere. 

After that, we looked around the American League playoff picture and ahead to this week's four-game set with the Texas Rangers, a series with massive implications in the standings. 

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The Blue Jays are back in a playoff spot but the vibes still aren't great. 

We talked about this week's series in Oakland and the team not taking full advantage of their weak schedule. We also talked about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting into double plays and Alek Manoah going on the temporarily inactive list with Triple-A Buffalo.

After that, we looked around the American League playoff picture and ahead to this weekend's series with the Kansas City Royals. 

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The Toronto Blue Jays take two of three in Colorado, but do the Blue Jays need more from their big guns?

On this episode, we talked about the impact of Vladdy Guerrero Jr. in the future, why can't the Jays hit clutch moments, and how the lads from Buffalo fared in their first September series!

After that, Michael Bradburn from the Score stops by as he and Tyler discuss the future of the Jays, the AL Wild Card, and who really is the team to beat in the National League, is it the Atlanta Braves or still the Los Angeles Dodgers?

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The Toronto Blue Jays finished off their homestand with a 3-3 record following a series win against the Washington Nationals. 

We talked about Davis Schneider continuing to produce, the difficult innings that have been placed on the pitching staff, and John Schneider's decision not to pinch run for Alejandro Kirk in the second game of the series. 

After that, we took a look around the American League playoff picture and the L.A. Angels putting half of their roster on waivers. Finally, we looked ahead to this weekend's series with the Colorado Rockies. 

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The Cleveland Guardians came into Toronto to kick off what's supposed to be an easy part of the schedule for the Blue Jays and won two of three games.

We talked about the series with Cleveland, the limp bats and the tired bullpen, Davis Schneider coming through yet again, and some questionable management decisions late in Sunday's game. We also talked about whether Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is finally finding his groove and what happens if Matt Chapman and Bo Bichette need time on the Injured List. 

After that, we took a look around the American League playoff picture and ahead to this week's series with the surging Washington Nationals. 

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