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BOSTON -- With the American League East title already in hand, the Boston Red Sox are focused on celebrating David Ortizs legacy in Sundays regular season finale against Toronto. Robert Williams Celtics Jersey .But the Blue Jays still have some unfinished business.Toronto (88-73) needs a win to lock up an AL wild card spot, as their 4-3 victory Saturday pulled them into a tie for the top spot with the Baltimore Orioles, who lost 7-3 to the New York Yankees earlier in the day.The Blue Jays can still make the playoffs with a loss Sunday, but that could introduce the need for a play-in game against either the Detroit Tigers or Seattle Mariners.Im not worried about that, Toronto manager John Gibbons said. We want to enjoy this one. Theyve been hard to come by, so well let (others) worry about that.Boston (93-68) trails ALDS opponent Cleveland by a one-half game after the Indians bested the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Saturday.The Red Sox won the regular-season series with Cleveland 4-2, so the Indians must finish one game ahead of Boston to gain home-field advantage. If both teams win or lose Sunday, Cleveland must win a makeup contest in Detroit on Monday to get the extra home game.Obviously we would like the home-field advantage, Red Sox utility man Brock Holt said. Well come ready to go tomorrow. Hopefully well play that first game here.Ortiz, meanwhile, will play the 2,408th and final regular season game -- and his 1,014th at Fenway -- of his storied 20-year career.The man affectionately known as Big Papi has put together a resume worthy of Hall of Fame consideration, hitting .286 with 541 home runs -- 17th most all-time -- and 1,768 RBI.As they have done all weekend, the Red Sox will honor Ortiz with a pregame ceremony and are asking fans to be in their seats by 2 p.m. ET ahead of a scheduled 3:05 p.m. first pitch.David Price (17-9, 4.04 ERA) has a chance to end an up-and-down inaugural season with the Red Sox as an 18-game winner, but likely wont go deep into the game.Hes (been) under a lot of scrutiny as we know, said Red Sox manager John Farrell, who anticipates limiting Prices pitch count, and yet you look at the body of work that hes put in for us, and hes been a very strong st
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