I know this is stupid reasoning, but Bauer's cute little video has three jerseys/logos in it: Mets, Jays, Dodgers.
Safe to assume the Mets and Dodgers were very close. I don't know why the Jays would be in there if they weren't competitive. Maybe Bauer's ego made him want to make it look like three teams were chasing him to the end, but I think it's more likely that Toronto just was kind of close here.