Blue Jays Beat Rays 5-1 to Stay Atop AL East, Sending Division Race to Season’s Final Day

Toronto Blue Jays' Ernie Clement (22) celebrates scoring after Jays' Andres Gimenez hit an RBI single off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Joe Boyle during the second inning of a baseball game in Toronto, on Sept. 27, 2025. Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP

TORONTO—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.