When they do reconvene following baseball’s mid-summer classic, the Jays will play host to the San Francisco Giants followed by a return visit from the New York Yankees, who were swept out of town Thursday with all four games played against a playoff-like backdrop.

Springer put Toronto ahead 3-1 in the third inning and expanded his team’s lead to three runs in the eighth as the Blue Jays (49-38) took over first place in the American League East from the Yankees (48-39). The Blue Jays were eight games behind the Yankees on May 28.

The AL East standings aren't the only spot the Blue Jays are climbing after their four-game sweep of the Yankees put them on top of the division.Toronto is also honing in on the top spot on the AL East oddsboard,