None of that changes the record on paper: Toronto sits at 72-73, Oakland at 58-87. But the gap between those numbers hasn't shown up much on the field in this series, and that's what makes the rest of it worth watching.
Oakland's story right now is a team with nothing obvious to play for finding ways to win late, including a 6-5 decision over these same Blue Jays. Toronto's is messier — a strong week that saw them beat Cleveland and take 2 of 3 from Kansas City has given way to back-to-back losses right as the calendar turns, with the second of those coming in this very series.
Toronto's pitching injury list at this point reads like a full rotation on paper — Yesavage, Bieber, Taillon, Corbin, Berrios, Bloss and Francis all shelved in some form — which is why whoever starts Wednesday probably won't be given much rope. Oakland's absences are older news by comparison, but the group that's left has quietly turned into one of the more interesting stories of a lost season, and Wednesday is one more shot to make life uncomfortable for a club still trying to climb back to .500.