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The Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> fell to the Tampa Bay Rays for the second game in a row, leaving the Blue Jays iwith a split in the matchup with their AL East rivals. <\/p>\n The Blue Jays<\/a> (89-64) fell short of becoming the first team in the American League to reach 90 wins, but they have the chance to clear that threshold when they start their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Toronto<\/a> still controls its playoff destiny, from clinching a playoff berth to winning the AL East and, potentially, claiming the No. 1 seed in the AL playoffs. <\/p>\n The Blue Jays have two magic numbers to track. The first is their number to clinch a playoff berth, which is three. That\u2019s a combination of Toronto wins and Cleveland losses. However, there is a scenario, worked out by The Athletic\u2019s Mitch Bannon on X (formerly Twitter), that would allow Toronto to clinch a playoff berth on Friday, even with the Thursday loss to Tampa Bay. He outlined it below. <\/p>\n Correction: The #BlueJays<\/a> CAN clinch a playoff spot tomorrow with a win.<\/p>\n It’s due to the 6 guaranteed losses with DET\/CLE\/BOS playing each other. <\/p>\n Laid it out below – hopefully I don’t have to correct the correction, but please point out if I’m wrong: pic.twitter.com\/KrfOlfhHUX<\/a><\/p>\n\n