Ben Rice homered twice, including a tie-breaking solo shot in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

The Yankees (94-68) ended the season with a season-high eight-game winning streak, matching their win total from last season and winning for the 11th time in 12 games.

New York entered the day tied with the Toronto Blue Jays atop the American League East, but the Blue Jays held the tiebreaker between the teams by winning eight of 13 head-to-head meetings. Toronto beat the Tampa Bay Rays at home, 13-4, to claim the division title and earn a bye until the Division Series round.

That leaves the Yankees to host Game 1 of a best-of-three wild-card series vs. the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

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