The Blue Jays win streak has ended. Here’s a look back at how it helped them top the AL East
The Toronto Blue Jays have failed to win their 11th game in row, falling short of tying the franchise record for the longest streak. Despite that, it's the first time the Jays have recorded 10 wins in a row since 2008, propelling them to the top of the American League East standings.
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Sun. June 29 – Blue Jays at Red Sox – Final score: 5-3 Addison Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered on consecutive pitches from Walker Buehler in the first inning and Toronto capitalized on the right-hander's wild pitches to add two runs in the fourth in a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. Andrés Giménez and Nathan Lukes each had an RBI single, and Toronto took two of three games. (Mark Stockwell/AP)
Mon. June 30 – Yankees at Blue Jays – Final score: 5-4 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in three runs and Max Scherzer allowed two runs over five innings as the Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 5-4. The Jays were trailing 3-1 heading into the sixth inning but scored four runs to go ahead. (Thomas Skrlj/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Tues. July 1 – Yankees at Blue Jays – Final score: 12-5 George Springer drove in seven runs with a grand slam, a solo homer, and a two-run single to lift the Blue Jays to a 12-5 win against the Yankees. (Frank Gunn/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Wed. July 2 – Yankees at Blue Jays – Final score: 11-9 After the Blue Jays squandered an 8-0 advantage, a wild pitch from Yankees reliever Devin Williams scored George Springer, and Addison Barger followed with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning to lift the Jays to a wild 11-9 win. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press)
Thurs. July 3 – Yankees at Blue Jays – Final score: 8-5 George Springer smacked a pair of two-run homers to lift the Blue Jays to an 8-5 win and a four-game series sweep over the Yankees. Springer put Toronto ahead 3-1 in the third inning and expanded his team's lead to three runs in the eighth as the Jays took over first place in the American League East from the Yankees. (Thomas Skrlj/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Fri. July 4 – Angels at Blue Jays – Final score: 4-3 A throwing error that travelled high and down the first-base line from Los Angeles Angels reliever Sam Bachman on an Ernie Clement bunt gave the Blue Jays a 4-3 walk-off win. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press)
Sat. July 5 – Angels at Blue Jays – Final score: 4-3 Addison Barger's hard-hit single into right field gave the Blue Jays a walk-off 4-3 win in 11 innings against the Angels. George Springer notched his team-leading 16th homer in the third. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)
Sun. July 6 – Angels at Blue Jays – Final score: 3-2 Bo Bichette homered and scored the deciding run to lead the Blue Jays to a 3-2 victory over the Angels. The win improved the Jays to 52-38 and they swept a homestand of seven of more games for the first time since 1994 and second in franchise history. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)
Mon. July 7 – Blue Jays at White Sox – Final score: 8-4 Joey Loperfido homered and drove in three runs, and the Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4. Addison Barger and Nathan Lukes also connected, while Bo Bichette had two hits and All-Star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked three times. (Paul Beaty/AP)
Tues. July 7 – Blue Jays at White Sox – Final score: 6-1 Chris Bassitt pitched six strong innings, Davis Schneider hit a home run, and the Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 in a game that was shortened to seven innings because of rain. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hit and two RBIs. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Wed. July 8 – Blue Jays at White Sox – Final score: 2-1 (White Sox) Adrian Houser tossed seven solid innings, Edgar Quero hit an RBI double and scored in a two-run fourth, and Chicago stopped the Blue Jays one win shy of matching their franchise record for a sixth time. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
