It may have only been Aug. 27, but it really felt like the Toronto Blue Jays desperately needed that comeback win on Wednesday night. The Yankees and Red Sox had already won and the Jays were trailing the lowly Twins , 8-6, heading to the bottom of the eighth inning. Ty France hit a solo homer and later Addison Barger's two-RBI double put the Jays up for good.

With the victory, the Blue Jays maintained a four-game division lead over the Red Sox with the Yankees 4 ½ games back. It would feel a lot more dramatic at three and 3 ½, respectively, but this AL East race still feels far from over.

The Blue Jays aren't playing poorly or anything, but they are 5-5 in their last 10 games, 15-14 since July 26 and 14-10 in August. The Red Sox, meanwhile, are surging again and have won six

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