The Toronto Blue Jays' assignment for Sunday afternoon is clear when they face the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the final game of the regular season.

If the Blue Jays (93-68) win, they will finish first in the American League East. If they happen to stumble, a loss by the New York Yankees also would work for them.

Toronto and New York are tied atop the division, but the Blue Jays hold the tiebreaker because they won the season series between the teams 8-5.

The Blue Jays won their third in a row on Saturday, 5-1 over the Rays (77-84) with rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage pitching five scoreless innings for his first win in his third career major league start.

"Really impressive for a 22-year-old who started the year in (Class A)," Toronto manager John Schneider said. "He showed us that h

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