The celebration will have to wait at least another day. Article content

Needing to win to clinch a playoff berth, the Blue Jays again struggled at the plate, though unlike a night earlier, didn’t also have trouble keeping the opposing Kansas City Royals off the scoreboard. Article content Article content

Shane Bieber was solid, but would have needed to pitch a shutout for Toronto to win on this night in Kansas City with a Daulton Varsho solo home run the only real offence the visitors could muster.

A potential clinch became possible after the flailing Detroit Tigers blew a lead in the ninth against Atlanta, lowering Toronto’s playoff magic number to one, but the bats were all but shut down by Royals starter Noah Cameron and then the bullpen in a 2-1 loss.

Most of the Jays had barel

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