From Last Night:

• The Blue Jays finally lost after winning 11 straight
• There were four games, you don’t need me for this. Here are all the scores and boxes.

What I’m Watching Today:

• Darvish versus Kuroda at Yankees Stadium (7p Eastern)
• One of the only reasons to watch the Marlins, Jose Fernandez takes the hill (7p Eastern)
• Wheeler faces Sale (8p Eastern)
• The surprisingly impressive Jeff Locke faces the Mariners (10p Eastern)

The Big Question:

• So, are the Jays back in this?

A week ago, I questioned if the Blue Jays were buried despite recent success and they didn’t lose from that point until yesterday. They are back in it. Which gave me a new threshold for determining whether or not a team is or is not out of it. I heard someone else spout this idea, so I’m not taking credit for it, I’m merely buying into it. If a team is a good two week stretch away from being in contention, they aren’t out of it. I think this is a good barometer for teams thinking about selling at the deadline and that kind of thing. If we play our best baseball right now for two weeks, would we be in this race? That’s how I’m going to start thinking about the standings. Although, I make it a rule not to spend much time looking at the standings until after the break. But hey, that’s soon.