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

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 game of the season by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 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.