The Blue Jays won their first AL East championship in a decade, getting a pair of home runs – including a grand slam – from catcher Alejandro Kirk and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 13-4 to lock down the top seed in the AL playoffs.

Alejandro Kirk hit two home runs, including his first career grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first AL East title in a decade by routing the Tampa Bay Rays 13-4 in their regular-season finale Sunday.

The Yankees held serve last night, winning the first game of the year’s final series while the Blue Jays did the same. Over the final two days, New York needs to win one more game than Toronto, and while they’re trying to accomplish that task, their starter today is sub rosa auditioning for a potential Wild Card start.

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With Bichette still unable to run, the Blue Jays are facing a troubling development, as they will likely enter the first round of the postseason without his efforts. Toronto is still in a position to clinch a top-two seed in the AL and earn a first-round bye, but even then Bichette’s return is not guaranteed.

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