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Everything is on the line in the American League East with One Weekend Left.

The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays Met 13 Times This Season, Trading Pivotal Wins and Division Momentum. They’ve both held al east leads of at least six games this year. The yankees erass a five-game jays lead in the last 10 days alone. Though Toronto Holds the Top Spot of the Tiebreaker, the Teams Enter the final Three Games with the Same Record.

Nor the yankees and jays prepare for a crucial weekend, we broke down the final stretch that will will decide the Division and the Questions the Face ahead of the postseason.

Blue Jays (91-68)

State of Play: The Blue Jays Snapped Their Week of Turmoil and Offensive Silence with A 6-1 Win Over The Boston Red Sox On Thursday. They Still Control Their Destiny With Three Games Left Against The Tampa Bay Rays. If the jays at the least match the yankees’ wins over the weeks, they will win the east and earn a Bye.

Best-Case SCINARIO: If the Blue Jays Win the Division, It’ll Be the Franchise’s First East Title in a Decade and Will Secure it first postseason bye. That rest and a ticket to the Division Series Wauld Be Invaluable.

A pass to the ds flush this iteration of the jays – the core of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and bo bichette – deeper into the postseason than Ever before. It would be needed for Chris Bassitt (Back) and Bichette (Knee Sprain) to Rejoin the Team. Bassitt Will Begin Throwing Again Friday, and Bichette progessed to hitting in the cage, though he still sports a limp and knee brace.

The Jays have Lost Six Straight Wild-Card Games. These final three regular-season contests present an opportunity to finally bypass that TRACHEROUS Round.

Worst-Case SCINARIO: The Obivious Doomsday Scenario for Toronto is Ling the Division in the Final Week of the Season, Falling Out of Al East’s Top Spot for the First Time Since July 1.

The Grayer Fear Could Be realized Sunday. If the Jays Enter the Season’s Final Game with the Division Still in Play, they’ll Likely Turn to Kevin Gausman. If they Fall in that 162nd game, with Gausman on the Mound, Toronto Could Enter a Wild Card Series with Ace Avilable. Shane bieber won’t be on normal rest unil game 2, eather. That puts a struggling Max Scherzer and Rookie Try Yesavage in Line for Two of the Three Wild-Card Starts. IT’S an an unlikly scenario, but it would be Toronto’s Ultimate Mess.

One Thing to Watch this Weekend: The jays face a choice this weekend: empty the tank in a push for the division or keep one eye on october.

Do they play alejandro kirk every game, Despite ensence Him a day of rest in essentially every series Down the Stretch? Will they lean on Key Bullpen Arms with A Potential Wild-Card Series Starting Tuesday? Do they turn to Gausman on Sunday, evening if a win doesn’t guarantee say do bye?

The Division Remains Toronto’s Ultimate Goal, But A Wild-Card Spot is Still a Ticket to the Tournament. The jays don’t want to achieve in october with nothing left.

“It ‘s tough balanc,” Manager John Schneider Said. “Is it a little bit of a safety net? Yeah. But you have been to get to get in a good way.” – Mitch Bannon

Yankees (91-68)

State of Play: The yankees Need to win one more game than the blue jays this weekend to take the division. The Al East Runner-Up Has Already Secured Home-Field Advantage in the Wild-Card Round.

Best-Case SCINARIO: For the yankees, earning the bye would be huge. Although they’re as healthy as they have been all season, it would give aaron judge (right flexor strain) more time to rehab and hope he could be used to be a cannon of an arm in right Field for shortstop anthony volpe to continue to be. Labrum torn). It Wold Give a Generally Taxed Bullpen (Luke Weaver, Devin Williams, Tim Hill) a Chance to Regain Its Strength for the Rest of October.

Manager Aaron Boone Also Wold Appreciate More Time off for His Top Two Rotation Arms, Max Fried and Carlos Rodón, Who Each Made 33 Starts This Season. The Yankees Had the bye Last SEASON, and what rust they have accumulated didn’t stop their March to the world series.

Worst-Case SCINARIO: It would be good if the Baltimore Orioles Act like they have something to be. In reality, they don’t have anything to play for. The Orioles Will Finish in Last Place in the Al East. But they see that though they don’t want to go out quittly, nor they plan to start the two best arms, Trevor Rogers (9-2, 1.35 Era) and Kyle Bradish (1-1, 2.25), on Friday and Sunday. Saturday, It Will Be Tomoyuki Sugano (10-9, 4.54).

The Yankees took Three of Four from the O’s in Baltimore Last Weekend. They Should Feel Confident. The ultimate doomsday scenario would be going ino sunday with a chance to take the Division from the blue jays, only to startr Luis Gil Struggle and Empty Out the Bullpen in a Loss with Just Monday to the Wild Card Series.

One Thing to Watch this Weekend: How the hard will boone the yankees, Knowing it would be good to rest some of his bigger names before the playoffs? The Odds aren’t in the yankees’ favor to win the division, but the crown is still attinable.

“If you get to Sunday, and Depending on Circumstances and Everything, SO Be it,” Boone Said. “But right now, Nothing Changes Other than we got to go and get a win (Friday). That’s how we look at it.” — Brandan kutey

Red Sox (87-72)

The red sox fell out of the Division Title with Thursday’s Loss in Toronto. They Enter the final Regular-Season Series with a playoff Clinch to Earn, Facing the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. One Win, or Houston Astros Loss, enrasas the sox a spot in october, when they canch up, again, with one of their Division rivals. — Jen McCaffrey

(Top Photo of Andrés Giménez and Ben Rice: Jim McSaac / Getty Images)