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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.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 starter for us.Price has been masterful in his career against the Blue Jays, posting a 17-3 record with a 2.44 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 24 career starts.His .850 winning percentage versus Toronto is the highest ever against the team with the minimum of 10 decisions.Despite the lack of team success, Blue Jays sluggers Jose Bautista (.345, 20-for-58, six homers, 14 RBI) and Edwin Encarnacion (.250, 12-for-48, four homers, nine RBI) have given Price fits.Toronto counters with Aaron Sanchez (14-2, 3.06 ERA), who is 1-0 with a 5.19 ERA in three starts against Boston this season and 3-1 with a 3.89 ERA in 13 career appearances (five starts).Jackie Bradley Jr. has hit Sanchez well in a limited sample size, going 3-for-7 with a home run and four RBI. 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Colorado Avalanche Store .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park.Sky Sports are serving up two huge matches this Sunday, with the Capital One Cup final closing out the day after an old rivalry reignites in the Premier League. Louis van Gaals Manchester United host title-chasing Arsenal in what could well prove to be a massive game for both sides respective aspirations in Englands top flight this season. While the Gunners hold a strong lead over their hosts in the table, United wont have given up hope of a place in the top four just yet, aiming to put pressure on local rivals Manchester City, whose date at Wembley ensures they have no league fixture this weekend. Arsenal players dominate the combined XI, according to WhoScored.com data Petr Cech (Arsenal) - 7.08 ratingSecond only to Watfords Heurelho Gomes in the highest rated keeper stakes, Cech comfortably makes this XI at the expense of David de Gea. Theres no doubt that the two shot stoppers are among the finest in England but its the Arsenal number one who has secured the higher rating (7.08 to 6.70), with a tally of 85 saves not only 27 more than the Spaniard but enough to rank second once more in the Premier League. Petr Cech remains one of the most impressive goalkeepers in the Premier League Hector Bellerin (Arsenal) - 7.13 ratingBellerin takes his place at right-back with a solid rating from WhoScored.com. The youngster has developed incredibly well in a short space of time to become the undisputed first choice in his position at the Emirates. The 20-year old has missed just two league matches all season, completing the third most dribbles of any Premier League defender (36). Hector Bellerin has emerged as a creative force for Arsenal at right-back Chris Smalling (Manchester United) - 7.18 ratingWhile United have flattered to deceive for much of the campaign, Smalling has been one of the real success stories for the club and a favourite of Louis van Gaal despite a couple of cases of mistaken identity from the Dutchman! Smalling has played his part in more clean sheets this season than any other centre-back in the league (12). Chris Smalling has grown into an important defender for Manchester United Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) - 7.41 ratingTaking his place alongside Smalling, France international Koscielny has again been the stand-out performer of Arsenals centre-backs this season. The 30-year old ranks third of all Premier League players in terms of interceptions per game (3.7) and has weighed in with three goals at the opposite end to aid in the Londoners title bid. Laurent Koscielny boasts impressive interception stats for Arsenal Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) - 7.26 ratingProving to be one of the most reliable full-backs in the Premier League over the last 18 months, Monreal has turned his career around at Arsenal having struggled to make an immediate impact. His place in this XI may well have come under threat were it not for an early season-ending injury to Luke Shaw, but the Spaniard has impressed nonetheless, featuring from the off in all but one of the Gunners league games to leave Kieran Gibbs watching on from the sidelines. Nacho Monreal has established himself in the left-back slot for Arsenal Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) - 7.31 ratingImpressing in a number of midfield positions for Arsene Wenger this season, Ramsey takes his place in the centre in the absence of Santi Cazorla. The Welshmans energy in the middle ground is key to Arsenals transitions and while he would hope to have had a direct hand in more goals - scoring four and assisting three in the league - no United central midfielder has come close to that input. Ramsey has been used in a number of different positions by Arsenal Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) - 7.dddddddddddd14 ratingSet to feature alongside Ramsey at Old Trafford this weekend, the return from injury of Coquelin has been a real boost to Wenger. The Frenchman is another whose Arsenal career seemed to be hanging in the balance only to have become an integral part of the side. The 24-year old has unsurprisingly averaged the most tackles per game for his club this season (2.7) whilst maintaining a superb 90.5 per cent pass accuracy to keep things ticking over. Francis Coquelin brings bite to the Arsenal midfield in defensive areas Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) - 6.86 ratingUndoubtedly the shock inclusion in this XI, while Lingards rating is the lowest on show he has made significant strides this season. Indeed, the youngster has secured a higher rating than the likes of Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, with the latter sidelined regardless. United have played with more intensity and pace with the 23-year old involved, and while hes been guilty of some big misses, Lingard has had a direct hand in six goals in his last nine appearances in all competitions. Jesse Lingard has made the breakthrough at Manchester United Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) - 7.79 ratingIf Lingards appearance here is a shock, Ozils certainly isnt with the German securing the highest statistical rating from WhoScored.com of any player from the two sides, ranking second to Riyad Mahrez in the Premier League. The playmaker registered his first assist of the year against Leicester last time out in the league, taking his tally to a whopping 17. Thats seven more than any other player in Englands top flight, creating the most chances (106) by 28. Mesut Ozil continues to provide the assists for Arsene Wengers side Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) - 7.55 ratingSanchez takes his place on the left with an excellent score but there is no question that he has struggled to recapture his form following a return from injury. Wenger will need the Chilean to do just that in the title race, starting this Sunday, with a modest return of six league goals coming despite averaging the third most shots per game in the league (3.9), whilst also ranking fourth for dribbles (3.2). Alexis Sanchez is feeling his way back to form after a fine start to the season Anthony Martial (Manchester United) - 7.25 ratingCompleting the line-up, and only the third United player to make the XI, Martial takes the striker spot ahead of fellow countryman Giroud (7.08 rating). The 20-year old had a lot to live up to following his mega money transfer from Monaco and while most would argue that he still has some way to go to warrant such a price tag, there is no doubt the youngster has been Uniteds brightest attacking spark. With seven goals and three assists he has made a solid start to life in England, with the outlet he provides best highlighted by having completed at least 35 more dribbles (56) than any team-mate. Martial has brought dribbles and goals to Manchester United All statistics courtesy of WhoScored.com, where you can find live in-game data as well as player and team ratings. 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