Blue Jays beat Rays 5-1 to stay atop AL East, sending division race to season’s final day

TORONTO AP Trey Yesavage struck out five in five shutout innings for his first major league win Alejandro Kirk homered and the Toronto Blue Jays stayed atop the AL East heading into the final competition of the season by beating the Tampa Bay Rays - on Saturday Toronto can clinch the division title and the best record in the AL by matching or beating the New York Yankees outcome against the Orioles in Sunday s regular season finale The Blue Jays came into Saturday tied with the Yankees in the East Toronto holds the tiebreaker after winning eight of meetings New York s - win over Baltimore meant the Blue Jays couldn t clinch the AL East with a win The Yankees have won seven straight and of Ernie Clement had two hits two RBIs and scored twice as the Blue Jays improved to an AL-best - at home Toronto is - when it scores five or more Yesavage - allowed five hits four singles and walked two He threw pitches the preponderance of his brief professional career Yesavage threw pitches in his final appearance at Double-A on Aug Rays right-hander Joe Boyle - allowed four runs and five hits in five innings his fourth straight losing decision Clement hit a two-out two-run double in the second inning and Andr s Gim nez followed with an RBI single Kirk homered into the second deck to begin the seventh his th connecting on Garrett Cleavinger s first pitch Jonathan Aranda homered for the second straight tournament for Tampa Bay Aranda who was activated off the injured list Friday homered off Yariel Rodr guez to open the sixth his th Key moment Yesavage caught Aranda looking at strike three to leave the bases loaded in the third Key stat Rays DH Yandy D az raised his average to by going for before being replaced by Bob Seymour in the fifth Up next The Blue Jays had not named a starter for Sunday s pivotal finale LHP Ian Seymour - ERA is scheduled for the Rays AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source