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American League Game Summary - Tampa Bay at Toronto

Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Rays are assured of playing at least one more day in 2013.

Matt Moore pitched into the sixth inning and the Rays scored six times in the opening frame before holding on for a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the regular season finale.

The Rays (91-71) started the day a game behind Cleveland atop the American League wild card standings. Texas, which began the day with the same record as the Rays, are hosting the Angels today. The Indians are playing at Minnesota this afternoon.

It's possible a three-team tiebreaker could occur for the first time in major league history. Regardless of the outcomes, the Rays will have a shot to compete past the regular season.

Should Cleveland and Texas win, the Indians would capture the top wild card spot, which would leave the Rays to play at Texas for a Monday tiebreaker.

The Rays won eight of their final 10 contests.

The Blue Jays (74-88), who couldn't finish off the three-game sweep, wasted a pair of golden opportunities with the bases full in the late innings. Pinch-hitter Adam Lind grounded into a double play to end the seventh. Fernando Rodney (4-3) fanned Moises Sierra to cap the eighth, after the Blue Jays scored twice in the inning to trim the margin to a run.

Rodney gave up a single to Adam Lind to start the bottom of the ninth, but retired the next three batters.

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