As the Red Sox prepare for their series against the Yankees, they got a bit of a gift on Thursday: The Blue Jays fell to the Twins 7-2, dropping three games behind the Red Sox for the top spot in the Al wild card chase.
The Twins scored five runs total in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings to pull away.
After a red-hot month, the Blue Jays have cooled off at the wrong time — they have lost three out of four games and five of their last 10. They have three games remaining against the Twins before a three-game set against the Yankees and three games against the Orioles.