00:00You know, in the other part of the American League, the Red Sox now are taking on the Blue Jays.
00:05Blue Jays still trying to clinch here, the American League East.
00:10The Yankees still trying to be relevant as well, maybe possibly overtake them.
00:15And just like that, the Red Sox are trying to cling on to a wildcard spot.
00:20Giolito versus Gaussman here tonight in Toronto.
00:23What are you thinking?
00:25I've got no feel for this game, Joe.
00:28This Red Sox team, you would like to think, and maybe there's some Red Sox bias for me.
00:33You'd like to think that this team would figure out a way.
00:36The reality is over the last several weeks at this point, couple weeks, three weeks, they haven't been able to hit.
00:42They're not driving in runners to scoring position, except when they come in flurries, when they'll put up a touchdown and a random inning.
00:49But generally speaking, a lot of futility on the bases.
00:51And the pitching has taken a step back.
00:54You know, even Crochet has not been as sharp.
00:56Bayo has not been as sharp.
00:58Giolito, who's on the mound tonight, as you said, not been as sharp.
01:01Now, this is a very important series for both these teams.
01:04The Red Sox are hanging on for dear life to a playoff spot right now with teams right on their heels.
01:09The Blue Jays, you know, who had a pretty good lead, not a 10-game lead, but a pretty good lead there in the American League East,
01:16trying to hold on to this division.
01:17But the Yankees have been playing so well that this thing could go south.
01:21I mean, if the Red Sox, I don't think this is going to happen.
01:23But let's just say the Red Sox sweep this series.
01:26All of a sudden, Toronto's probably not leading the division anymore.
01:29You're probably at second place in the Yankees.
01:31And all of a sudden, you're focused on, boy, are we going to even host a wild card round?
01:35Or is Boston going to overtake us for that in the final three games?
01:39So the Blue Jays really have to take one here, if not two, to maintain their division lead right now the way New York has gone.
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