Blue Jays counting on home cooking vs. O’s

For the second time in as many years, the Blue Jays are headed to the postseason and this time it’s with home-field advantage in the American League Wild Card game.

Toronto officially clinched the top Wild Card spot with a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. The Blue Jays will host Baltimore at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night with the winner moving on to face the Rangers in the American League Division Series.

Tuesday’s AL Wild Card Game is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Sportsnet (English) and RDS (French) in Canada and TBS in the United States.

The Blue Jays came into this year with the regular season goal of winning the AL East. It didn’t quite work out that way in the end but having home-field advantage with a chance to face Texas in a rematch of last year’s ALDS is not a bad consolation prize. The most important thing here is that the dream is very much alive.

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“Everybody knows what home-field advantage means for baseball,” Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista said. “You can look at the records up and down the league. I would say 90 percent of the teams benefit from playing at home. We’re no different. The fans have been great with their support the last four or five …

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