The Toronto Blue Jays (51-57) fresh from having taken two out of three in their most recent road series against the Chicago White Sox, among one of the worst teams in the majors, now will face one of the best -- actually second best -- in the A.L. Central-leading Houston Astros (69-38).
The Astros, second only to the phenomenal Los Angeles Dodgers who just keep on winning, are right up there among the league's premier elite teams. They've got it all -- pitching, hitting, defence, etc. -- there is a reason for being called one of the best and those are them. They've been at it all year, and, what they worry? The second-place team in their division, the Seattle Mariners are 15 GB Houston for first place.
Something the Blue Jays are still dreaming of in what has become the season that got/is getting/or will get away. With all of everything that has happened to them this year, injuries and all, the Jays are still quietly hoping to salvage their season. They are currently 8 GBL Boston in the A.L. East and 5.0 GB WC spot.
While it doesn't sound like such a tall order to overcome, the fact that it's so late in the season coupled by the fact that the Jays are finally getting most of their acts together, so to speak, well, anything really can happen, but it hasn't really gotten going in any direction so far in the year. They are still at the bottom of their division plus the WC spot is no easy feat to attain with all of the teams vying for same ahead of them.
Still, with the Jays scoring some big numbers against the Chisox, the momentum is in their corner.
GO JAYS GO!
