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- Updated: June 4, 2016
TORONTO — Don’t look now, but the Blue Jays are suddenly red hot and surging up the standings of the American League East.
Toronto closed to within 2 1/2 games of Boston, in a virtual tie with Baltimore for first place, with a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox on Friday night at Fenway Park. The Blue Jays have now won nine of their past 11 and 11 of 14 since May 19 to climb back into the race.
Toronto’s strong run has led to four consecutive series victories, and just like that, the last-place team has moved up to third in the division. For the first stretch this season, Toronto is finally living up to the hype.
“In this clubhouse, we knew it was going to come,” said R.A. Dickey, who allowed one unearned run over 6 2/3 innings in the win. “And we feel like we can play better. I felt like tonight was a glimpse of what I can do. I walked five guys, I could have been a lot better, and there are a lot of guys in here who can feel like they can be a lot better.
“We knew it was going to be a matter of …
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