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Final six days of Jays, MLB regular season will not be without suspense

Oswald Peraza #91 of the New York Yankees collides with Whit Merrifield #1 of the Toronto Blue Jays at second base as Merrifield tries to complete the double play at first in the first inning of the game at Rogers Centre on September 28, 2022 in Toronto, Canada.
Oswald Peraza #91 of the New York Yankees collides with Whit Merrifield #1 of the Toronto Blue Jays at second base as Merrifield tries to complete the double play at first in the first inning of the game at Rogers Centre on September 28, 2022 in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Cole Burston /Getty Images

Plenty is at stake as Major League Baseball enters its last weekend of the regular season.

Now that they’ve secured a reservation in the playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays are battling for the top wild-card spot with the Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners.

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The winner gets home-field advantage for all three games in a Wild Card Series that begins next Friday.

Toronto is a half game up on the Mariners and two ahead of the Rays.

Both teams have the tie-breaker on the Jays.

All that’s remaining on the Jays schedule is three games at home this weekend against the Boston Red Sox, followed by a three-game series in Baltimore that concludes Wednesday.

The Jays will send ace Alek Manoah to the mound at Rogers Centre this evening against Victoria B.C.’s Nick Pivetta.

In other baseball action, BetOnline has the Philadelphia Phillies at -135 and the Milwaukee Brewers at +105 in the battle for the last wild card spot in the National League.

The Phillies are holding a half-game lead on the Brew Crew.

Also available is a bet on whether Aaron Judge wins the AL Triple Crown (-145 for Yes, +115 for No) and the over/under total (62.5) on homers hit by the Yankees slugger.

BetOnline also offers a wager on the NL rookie of the year award, with Michael Harris at -300 and Spencer Strider at +200.

– Don Brennan