CLEVELAND, Ohio — Toronto took advantage of a wild inning from Tanner Bibee on Thursday afternoon, and the Guardians missed another opportunity to create some breathing room in the American League wild card race.

There was competition, with Seattle Mariners backstop Cal Raleigh also having an excellent month, but MLB ultimately gave the award to Kirk. The Blue Jays reacted to his accomplishment on social media during Thursday's series finale with the Guardians.

The Cleveland Guardians are in the middle of an exciting series against the Toronto Blue Jays. But on Wednesday, Sept. 2, they were humbled in a 10-0 defeat.

At first I was fine with the Royals giving him a shot. I wasn’t optimistic it would work, but I also didn’t think it was going to hurt anything, and it made the guy happy. I’m all for making guys happy.

The Blue Jays have won two straight and five of their last six games, with less than a month remaining in the regular season. That makes the continued progress of Trey Yesavage particularly important for a pitching staff that could use another reliable arm down the stretch.

The Toronto Blue Jays continue their road trip with a weekend set against the Kansas City Royals starting on Friday night. The Blue Jays lost two of three to th