The Toronto Blue Jays are tied with the red-hot Seattle Mariners, two games behind the New York Yankees for the final wild-card spot in the American League with eight games to go.

And despite losing three straight games, including the first two of their four-game series with the AL Central cellar-dwelling Minnesota Twins, Jays manager Charlie Montoyo isn't ready to push the panic button.

"This is the same team," Montoyo said after Toronto (85-69) managed just four hits in a 3-1 loss to the Twins (69-85) on Friday night in Minneapolis. "Maybe guys are feeling a little pressure, but that's a privilege. We have earned it, to get to this point and to still have a chance after everything we've overcome the whole year."