TORONTO – R.A. Dickey earned his 100th career victory and Josh Donaldson slammed his 40th home run of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 Friday night.
But the champagne remained on ice, at least briefly.
Toronto (88-65) went into the game knowing a win over Tampa combined with losses by the Twins and Angels would secure a wild-card berth, ending the longest post-season drought in Major League Baseball.
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Minnesota and Detroit were tied 4-4 when the Jays game ended. The Angels-Mariners contest was a late start.
Kevin Pillar and Jose Bautista also homered for Toronto, which reached 88 wins in a season for the first time since 1998.
Former Jay J.P. Arencibia went deep for Tampa (75-79), which saw its three-game win streak snapped. His solo shot came in the eighth off reliever Mark Lowe.
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