TORONTO -- Alejandro Kirk hit two home runs, including his first career grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first AL East title in a decade by routing the Tampa Bay Rays 13-4 in their regular-season finale Sunday.

George Springer and Addison Barger also went deep for the Blue Jays, who needed a win or a New York Yankees loss on the final day to take the division crown for the seventh time in team history and first since 2015. Toronto (94-68) also wrapped up the best record in the American League and will have home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.

Toronto will host Game 1 of a best-of-five Division Series on Saturday against the winner of the Wild Card Series between the Boston Red Sox and Yankees.

Kirk made sure of it with a first-inning slam and

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