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The Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth inning of their Sunday series finale against the Boston Red Sox trailed by a score of 7-2. At one point, the Jays' odds of winning the game dipped to a paltry 6.9 percent. 

They chipped away, though, first with a pair of runs in the fifth and then two more in the seventh. Then in the eighth the bottom of the Toronto order did an admirable job of keeping the line moving -- in particular No. 9 hitter Reese McGuire, who worked a nine-pitch walk off Matt Barnes to bring slugger George Springer to the plate with two on and two out. With the count 2-2, Barnes caught too much of the zone with a fastball. Springer did not miss: 

That's 442 feet and 109.9 mph off the bat. That's also worth another look from a different, perhaps cooler angle: 

When Springer stepped to the plate, the Jays trailed by a pair of runs and had a 16.8 percent chance of winning the game. After the ball landed, the Jays led by a run and had an 83.6 percent chance of winning. So, yeah, call that a clutch homer by Springer. He's been limited by injuries in his first season in Toronto, but he's now batting a robust .286/.370/.627 with 14 home runs and 43 games. The Jays are now 27-16 when Springer has played this season. Earlier this week, CBS Sports' Mike Axisa took a closer look at how Springer's been the league's best hitter since the All-Star break.

The win means the Jays took three of four from the Red Sox, and they end the homestand with a 9-2 record. The Jays are still in fourth place in the tough American League East, but they're only one-half game behind the Yankees and just 2 1/2 games out of second wild card position. They're also back to 10 games over .500, and Toronto's plus-123 run differential is second to only the Astros (plus-151) in the AL. 

On the other side of things, the Red Sox now trail the Rays by four games in the AL East, and they've lost nine of their last 11.