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Article: Blue Jays Stumble, Let Red Sox Gain; Angels' 2-1 Victory Keeps Magic Number at Three
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- The Washington Post
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- October 1, 1991
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It was just another day in the life of the American League
East's less-than-overwhelming front-runners. A sellout crowd showed
up at the SkyDome tonight to watch the Toronto Blue Jays suffer an
excruciating 2-1 defeat to the California Angels, and then everyone
went home and waited for the Boston Red Sox to find a way to lose
too.
It almost happened, but not quite. The Red Sox blew a 6-0 lead,
but scored late to edge the Brewers, 9-8, in Milwaukee.
Baseball's division of opportunities-gone-awry still seems
likely to crown Toronto as its champion, but - as with virtually
anything when the Blue Jays or Red Sox are involved - it won't come
easily. This evening Toronto squandered a chance to ...