Coverage dated September 1, 2026 to September 3, 2026

Blue Jays top Guardians, within 1/2 game of AL wild card

Headline from WKBN Youngstown, on the newest of 3 developments

The Blue Jays topped the Guardians 6-3 on Thursday afternoon.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Blue Jays vs Guardians baseball betting preview favors Toronto behind Dylan Cease on the road

    Headline from Fox News ·

  2. Guardians fall to Blue Jays 11-0 in tight AL wild-card race

    Headline from FOX 8 Cleveland ·

  3. Newest

    Blue Jays top Guardians, within 1/2 game of AL wild card

    Headline from WKBN Youngstown ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Guardians, Toronto Blue Jays series preview, pitching matchups (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    Published

    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    The Guardians host the Blue Jays for a three-game series at Progressive Field, with Toronto trailing Cleveland by 1 1/2 games in the AL wild card race.

  2. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Cleveland Guardians, Toronto Blue Jays starting lineups for Sept. 1, 2026: Game 138 (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    The Guardians take on XX at Progressive Field.

  3. Fox News

    Blue Jays vs Guardians baseball betting preview favors Toronto behind Dylan Cease on the road (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Dylan Cease's elite 2.33 ERA leads the Blue Jays into Cleveland with Wild Card implications as Toronto sits just 2.5 games back of the Guardians.

  4. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Cleveland Guardians, Toronto Blue Jays starting lineups for Sept. 2, 2026: Game 139 (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    The Guardians (70-68) host the Blue Jays (68-71) at Progressive Field, with Cleveland looking to clinch the series and extend their lead in the AL wild card race.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Guerrero drives in 5 runs, Blue Jays rout Guardians 11-0 to tighten AL wild-card race (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer and had a season-high five RBIs, Dylan Cease scattered four hits over six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Cleveland Guardians 11-0 on Wednesday night

  6. WKBN Youngstown

    Blue Jays rout Guardians 11-0, tighten AL wild-card race (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    The Blue Jays blanked the Guardians 11-0 on Wednesday night.

  7. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Guardians fall to Blue Jays 11-0 in tight AL wild-card race (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

    Published

    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer and had a season-high five RBIs, Dylan Cease scattered four hits over six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Cleveland Guardians 11-0 on Wednesday night.

  8. Toledo Blade

    Blue Jays rout Guardians 11-0 to tighten AL wild-card race (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Toledo Blade's feed description

    CLEVELAND — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer and had a season-high five RBIs, Dylan Cease scattered four hits over six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Cleveland Guardians 11-0 on Wednesday night.

  9. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Cleveland Guardians, Toronto Blue Jays starting lineups for Sept. 3, 2026: Game 140 (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    The Guardians and Blue Jays face off in a series finale with Cleveland holding a 1 1/2-game wild-card lead, as Toronto looks to secure the head-to-head tiebreaker.

  10. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Guardians’ wild-card lead shrinks as Blue Jays beat Tanner Bibee, 6-3, and take season-series tiebreaker (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    Tanner Bibee matched a career high with five walks as the Guardians lost, 6-3, to Toronto, shrinking Cleveland’s AL wild-card lead to a half-game.

  11. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Blue Jays beat Guardians 6-3 to close within a half-game of the final AL wild-card spot (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Brett Bateman had three hits, Nathan Lukes lined a two-run double with the bases loaded in the fifth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays moved within striking distance of the third AL wild card spot with a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians

  12. WKBN Youngstown

    Blue Jays top Guardians, within 1/2 game of AL wild card (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    The Blue Jays topped the Guardians 6-3 on Thursday afternoon.

  13. Union Leader

    Blue Jays surge past fellow wild-card contending Guardians (opens Union Leader)

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    Union Leader's feed description

    Nathan Lukes delivered the go-ahead, two-run double in a four-run fifth inning and rookie Brett Bateman had three hits as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Thursday afternoon.

  14. Toledo Blade

    Blue Jays beat Guardians 6-3 to close within half-game of final AL wild-card spot (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Toledo Blade's feed description

    CLEVELAND — Brett Bateman had three hits, Nathan Lukes lined a two-run double with the bases loaded in the fifth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays moved within striking distance of the third AL wild-card spot with a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.