Their biggest trade chip is All-Star closer Ryan Helsley. He saved 49 games last year, setting a Cardinals franchise record. Tim Britton, Aaron Gleeman and Chad Jennings of The Athletic listed their Top 40 trade candidates. Helsley was among them and the Toronto Blue Jays were listed as a fit.

Suddenly, there’s a sense of momentum in the Blue Jays’ farm system, and what better way to keep that rolling than the MLB Draft.

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the streaking Blue Jays sweep the Yankees and take over the AL East, Brandon Woodruff has a triumphant return to the majors, the Mariners’ pitching staff is historically-stingy, Eury Pérez provides hope for the Marlins, and the Nationals hit the reset button.

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On May 28, the Blue Jays were under .500 and trailed the New York Yankees by eight games for first in the American League East. A little more than a month later, Toronto topped the division with a three-game lead over the Yankees heading into Monday’s game against the Chicago White Sox.

Victor Scott II had a two-run double and Nolan Gorman singled in a run as the St. Louis Cardinals scored five times in the sixth inning, rallying for a 9-6 victory over the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon.

Even before the Blue Jays vaulted into first place in the AL East, GM Ross Atkins planned to be a buyer ahead of the trade deadline. Ben Nicholson-Smith takes a look at the pool of players available.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez has changed his mind. Before Friday night’s game against the Cardinals, Ramirez told cleveland.com that Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman hit him intentionally with a 95-mph fastball in the fourth inning Thursday at Progressive Field.

The Cleveland Guardians host the St. Louis Cardinals in an MLB game Saturday, June 28. Here is the recap from Game 2 of the three-game series.