For all that can be said about the season as a whole, the Yankees cannot be faulted for their efforts in the final two weeks. With their 6-1 victory over the Orioles in the penultimate game of the regular season, they have now won seven in a row and 10 of their last 11 to apply maximum pressure to the division-leading Blue Jays. The two teams remain tied atop the AL East standings with Toronto holding the tiebreaker, setting up one of the most exciting Game 162 scenarios in recent memory. That race isn’t the only one that will be decided on the final day of the season thanks to the other results around the AL, so let’s jump right into the action.

Toronto Blue Jays (93-68) 5, Tampa Bay Rays (77-84) 1

The Blue Jays and Rays kicked off their contest around the seventh inning of the Yankees

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