"That streak gave them the biggest lead they had all season in the fight for the AL East title and it felt like, since the Blue Jays had just beaten the Tigers in three straight one-run games (including two walk-offs at Exhibition Stadium) that they had finally pulled away from everyone else and would be going into the postseason on a hot streak."
"The final series of the year was in Detroit, it might as well have been called the ALDS - since the winner of the three game set was headed to the ALCS as AL East champions. The Blue Jays scored a combined four runs in the three games, while the pitching staff did their job, but it wasn't good enough as they lost all three games 4-3, a 3-2 walk-off in 12 innings, and a 1-0 shutout."
The 1987 Toronto Blue Jays held a 3.5-game AL East lead with one week remaining. Since early August the team never led by more than 2.5 games until a seven-game run from September 20–26 produced their largest cushion. That streak included a Yankees finale, a Baltimore sweep and three straight one-run wins over Detroit, including two walk-offs. The Blue Jays then lost a 13-inning game to Detroit, were swept by Milwaukee, and dropped the season-ending three-game Detroit series while scoring only four runs. The losses included a 4-3 game, a 3-2 walk-off in 12 innings, and a 1-0 shutout, costing them the division and postseason and creating a lingering comparison to the 2025 team's offensive struggles.
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