Rays vs Blue Jays: Starting Lineup - Game Two Preview

Toronto is tied with New York atop the division standings. The Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 on Friday night.

Any combination of Toronto victories or New York losses that adds up to two will give the Blue Jays the AL East crown.

The Blue Jays hold the tiebreaker if the teams finish the regular season on Sunday with the same record.

The AL East champion will get a bye to the division series while the second-place team will play in the wildcard series.

Blue Jays rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage is on the bump versus Rays rookie Joe Boyle. First pitch is at 3:07 PM ET on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

In his last outing Trey Yesavage did not factor into the decision against the Royals, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two across four innings.

Yesavage earned another start after dazzling in his debut against the Rays when he struck out nine batters across five innings.

He retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced Sunday before giving up two runs in the fourth inning, and he was tagged for two more in the fifth after being lifted without recording an out.

Yesavage has given up five earned runs while striking out 11 batters through the first nine innings of his major-league career as he looks to make his case for a spot in the Blue Jays' rotation in the postseason.

Joe Boyle goes up against Yesavage for the second time in September. In his last outing Boyle allowed one run on four hits and four walks while striking out nine over 4.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Red Sox.

Boyle pitched fairly well, but the four walks got his pitch count up early. He exited at 93 pitches (62 strikes), and the Rays' bullpen was able to keep the lead the rest of the way.

Boyle has had mixed results this year, but he's now at a 4.40 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 53:25 K:BB through 47 innings over 12 appearances (eight starts).

He's allowed just one run over 10.1 innings in his two outings since returning to the big-league roster after a rough August.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been key for Toronto with 23 home runs, 83 RBI and a batting average of .295 this season.

George Springer leads Toronto in home runs with 31 while driving in 82 runs and slugging .547.

Ernie Clement has collected 147 base hits, an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .396 this season.

Alejandro Kirk is batting .280 with an OBP of .348 and a slugging percentage of .401 this season.

Junior Caminero leads the Rays in home runs (44) and runs batted in (109).

Yandy Diaz is batting .302 to pace his team.

Brandon Lowe is batting .258 with 19 doubles, 31 home runs and 37 walks.

Chandler Simpson has 14 doubles, three triples and 20 walks while hitting .300.

Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ty France: 10-Day IL (oblique), Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (knee), Robinson Pina: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Sandlin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Everson Pereira: day-to-day (back), Yandy Diaz: day-to-day (groin), Taylor Walls: 60-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brian Van Belle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Stuart Fairchild: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60