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Fighting for 161 games to make the 162nd and final duel count: that's the beauty of sport.
This morning, the Blue Jays and Yankees had the same record (92-68) with two games to go. The Blue Jays could be crowned Eastern champions by winning and watching the Yankees lose.
That said, the Yankees won (6-1 over Baltimore, thanks in no small part to Cam Schlittler) in the afternoon, which ensured that the Bombers would have the division title on Sunday.
The Blue Jays, meanwhile, also struck back with a 5-1 victory over the Rays. Trey Yesavage was good (five scoreless innings to pick up his first career win) and the depth players did their job, both at bat and in the bullpen.
And then Yesavage gets Junior Caminero swinging to polish off 5 shutout innings (5K, 2BB, 5H).
Schneider's handshake ends his day in the dugout.
5 months ago, Yesavage was in Low-A. Today, he delivered a brilliant start for the #BlueJays https://t.co/2eN8KV2sjU
– Mitch Bannon (@MitchBannon) September 27, 2025
In other words, it's all to play for tomorrow. The club that wins the division will finish first in the American series, while the club that isn't lucky enough to finish first in the East will host a wild card series against the Red Sox or Tigers as the #4 team in the American series.
There are four possible scenarios tomorrow, and only one would allow the Yankees to win the division. That's because the Blue Jays, as you no doubt know, hold the tiebreaker against the Bombers.
- Blue Jays win and Yankees win: Toronto wins the division
- Blue Jays win and Yankees lose: Toronto wins division
- Blue Jays lose and Yankees lose: Toronto wins division
- Blue Jays lose and Yankees win: New York wins division
The Blue Jays haven't won the East Division in 10 years. Will this be the year? We should have the answer in less than 24 hours, at this point.
Note that tomorrow, all 15 games will be played at 3pm.
It's also worth mentioning that the Tigers, who beat the Red Sox, can no longer be outdone by the Astros. If Houston wants to make the playoffs, the club will have to be 2-0 and hope the Guardians are 0-2.
The result? Despite September's tumble, the Tigers are officially in the playoffs and can save Tarik Skubal for Tuesday's game. And the division title is still up for grabs.
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1972068155297353887
- Cubs vs Padres: it's going to be Chicago.
Cubs have clinched home-field advantage over the Padres in the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series
Tuesday will be the first playoff game with fans at Wrigley Field since the 2018 NL Wild Card Game, which Chicago lost to the Rockies 2-1 in 13 innings pic.twitter.com/v03Cu6i7hS
– Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) September 27, 2025
- Big win for the Mets. Will the Reds win tonight?
https://twitter.com/Mets/status/1972072827701559665
- Wow.
JAVY BÁEZ, FULL EXTENSION!
pic.twitter.com/4Vf1SdJZ48
– MLB (@MLB) September 27, 2025
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. injured, but nothing too serious.
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s CT scan of his left forearm didn't show any structural damage, Yankees say.
– Brendan Kuty
(@BrendanKutyNJ) September 27, 2025
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